Mental Health Awareness: Ten Tips for Lawyers’ Well-Being
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14 May 2021 in Commentary
Defining the Issues While there are a large number of hardships faced by attorneys practicing law, the following are some of the most common and most serious: A. Anxiety Disorders. Disorders relating to anxiety range from a general Panic Attack (which is Panic Disorder with or without Agoraphobia[i]) to specific phobias such as Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder, anxiety due to a medical condition, and anxiety...