- Research has shown that lawyers may suffer from depression at a rate significantly higher than the general population.
- Many lawyers who are respondents in proceedings before bar disciplinary committees suffer from mental illness.
- Of the millions of Americans who suffer from depression or another mental disorder in any given year, most can be effectively treated, but only a fraction seek help.
- Depression and other mental disorders are treatable illnesses.
- The #1 cause of suicide is untreated depression. Every year, 500 Minnesotans die of suicide—and 30,000 suicide deaths occur nationally.
- Early intervention and treatment of persons with a mental disorder often leads to complete recovery.
- Many people who suffer from a mental disorder feel a sense of relief when they learn the facts about their medical illness.
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