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T HE WE I GHT OF L AW SCHOOL :

RE COGNI ZI NG AND RE BOUNDI NG F ROM DE PRE SSI ON

Je ffr e y F

• r

tgang, PhD, L ADC- I Shawn He aly, PhD Clinic al Psyc ho lo gists Ma ssa c huse tts L a wye rs Co nc e rne d fo r L a wye rs (L CL ) www.lc lma .o rg @ L CL _Ma ssL a wye rs

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Je ffre y F

• rtg a ng , PhD, L

ADC-I Clinic a l Psyc ho lo g ist L a wye rs Co nc e rne d fo r L a wye rs

• f Ma ssa c huse tts

d rje ff@ lc lma .o rg Sha wn He a ly, PhD Clinic a l Psyc ho lo g ist L a wye rs Co nc e rne d fo r L a wye rs

• f Ma ssa c huse tts

sha wn@ lc lma .o rg Spe a ke rs: Mo de ra to r: Alissa K

• e nig , JD

Ca ndid a te , 2018 Ne w E ng la nd L a w - Bo sto n Brought to you by the ABA’s Law Student Division, Young Lawyers Division, Law Practice Division, and Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar

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L a w Sc ho o l: Whe re it a ll b e g ins

 L

a w Sc ho o l stre ss is uniq ue in ma ny wa ys

 De pre ssio n, Sub sta nc e Use , Anxie ty, Stre ss  Yo u a re no t a lo ne  T

he re a re pra c tic a l wa ys to g e t he lp a nd ma inta in we ll-b e ing

 Prio ritize yo ur me nta l he a lth  Sta rt no w, b e c a use yo ur le g a l c a re e r will re q uire

the we ll-b e ing skills yo u de ve lo p to da y

Sta rtling Sta tistic s o n De pre ssio n

 Be fo re L

a w Sc ho o l

 De pre ssio n = 7 - 8%  Sa me a s the g e ne ra l

po pula tio n

 During L

a w sc ho o l

 De pre ssio n

 Afte r 1st se me ste r =

27%

 Afte r 1L

ye a r = 34%

 Afte r 3L

ye a r = 40%

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Co mb ina tio n o f Uniq ue F a c to rs

 Ada pting to ne w c ha lle ng e s / c ulture  So c ra tic Me tho d  Cha lle ng e s to wo rld vie w / va lue s / princ iple s  I

mpo ste r Syndro me

 Co mpe titive e nviro nme nt  Mo re la wye rs / fe we r jo b s

He a lthy Huma n F unc tio ning

 L

e t’ s fo c us o n the po sitive e le me nts o f a re la tive ly he a lthy life – whe n a ny o f the se a re a b se nt o r impe de d, it’ s wo rth ta king no te .



No o ne ’ s life is “just rig ht,” a nd e ve ryo ne ha s “b a d da ys,” “b a d mo o ds,” a nd transie nt re a c tio ns to hurts, frustra tio ns, a nd disa ppo intme nts.

 Pe rsiste nt o r Re c urre nt inte rfe re nc e with he a lthy

func tio ns = pro b le m wo rth a ddre ssing .

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Physic a l F unc tio ning Physic a l F unc tio ning

 E

a ting

 No t to o muc h / no t to o little  Re a so na b ly g o o d nutritio n

 Sle e ping

 Go o d sle e p ro utine  No t to o muc h / no t to o little  F

e e l re ste d

 Physic a l a c tivity

 Ab le to g e t up a nd g o ing in mo rning  Re g ula r pe rio ds o f physic a l mo ve me nt

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E mo tio na l L ife E mo tio na l L ife



Some fun or ple asur e most da ys

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E mo tio na l L ife



So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys



Hope , able to look forward to aspe c ts of future

E mo tio na l L ife



So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys



Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future



Some e ne r gy/ motivation (de spite c halle nging wor k)

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E mo tio na l L ife



So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys



Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future



So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)



Able to c onc e ntr ate (absor b info, c omple te tasks)

E mo tio na l L ife



So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys



Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future



So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)



Ab le to c o nc e ntrate (a b so rb info , c o mple te ta sks)



OK se lf-e ste e m and se lf-ac c e ptanc e

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E mo tio na l L ife



So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys



Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future



So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)



Ab le to c o nc e ntrate (a b so rb info , c o mple te ta sks)



OK se lf-e ste e m a nd se lf-ac c e ptanc e



Some se nse of pur pose , me aning

E mo tio na l L ife



So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys



Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future



So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)



Ab le to c o nc e ntrate (a b so rb info , c o mple te ta sks)



OK se lf-e ste e m a nd se lf-ac c e ptanc e



So me se nse o f purpo se , me aning



Able to handle c onflic t with othe r s or within se lf

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E mo tio na l L ife



So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys



Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future



So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)



Ab le to c o nc e ntrate (a b so rb info , c o mple te ta sks)



OK se lf-e ste e m a nd se lf-ac c e ptanc e



So me se nse o f purpo se , me aning



Ab le to handle c o nflic ts with o the rs o r within se lf



Able to handle une xpe c te d hur dle s

I nte rpe rso na l L ife

 F

e e ling c onne c te d to (so me ) o the r pe o ple

 Da ily inte r

ac tions with o the rs (so me o f the m g ra tifying )

 Shar

ing yo ur we e kly hig hs a nd lo ws with so me o ne

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Wha t to Do Ab o ut I t

 F

a milia rize yo urse lf with ma ny o ptio ns

 Do n’ t try to so lve e ve ry issue a t o nc e  Ma ke c o nne c tio ns with re so urc e s prio r to ne e ding

the m

L ife style I nte rve ntio ns

 E

xe rc ise

 Nutritio n  Sle e p Hyg ie ne  He a lthy c o ping skills

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Outside He lp

 L

a w Stude nt g ro ups (ABA a nd la w sc ho o l spe c ific )

 De a n o f Stude nts  L

a wye rs Assista nc e Pro g ra ms (L AP)

Outside He lp

 T

he ra pists

 Diffe r

e nt appr

• ac he s to the r

apy (no t c o mple te list)

 Cognitive Be havior

T he r apy (CBT

)

 Psyc hodynamic  Couple / F

amily T he r apy

 Dia le c tic a l Be ha vio r T

he ra py (DBT )

 Po sitive Psyc ho lo g y  E

xpo sure T he ra py

 E

xpre ssive , E xiste ntia l

 Pro b le m-Spe c ific Co unse ling  Ne we r te c hniq ue s, e .g .,

 E

MDR, IF S, E xiste ntia l,

 L

ic e nse d pr

• fe ssiona ls a re hig hly re c o mme nde d

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Outside He lp

 Gro ups

 Gr

• up T

he r apy (pro fe ssio na lly-le d)

 Ong o ing vs. T

ime -L imite d

 Spe c ific Pro b le m vs. Ge ne ra l  Dida c tic vs. I

nte ra c tive vs. Suppo rt  Se lf- He lp (pe e r-le d )

 12-Ste p Gro ups  Othe r, e .g .,

 SMART

Re c o ve ry

 De pre ssio n & Bipo la r Suppo rt Allia nc e

He lping Pe e rs

 E

xpre ss sinc e re c o nc e rn

 Sta te wha t yo u ha ve o b se rve d  L

iste n no n-judg me nta lly

 E

nc o ura g e g e tting he lp

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Pre pa ring fo r the F uture

 T

he Ba d Ne ws

 Culture pe rsists a fte r

la w sc ho o l

 De pre ssio n ra te s

a mo ng la wye rs = 21%

 Do ing no thing is the

le a st e ffe c tive inte rve ntio n

 T

he Go o d Ne ws

 Ra te s o f de pre ssio n

de c re a se a fte r la w sc ho o l.

 T

re a tme nt is slo wly b e c o ming le ss stig ma tize d & mo re a c c e ssib le

 T

re a tme nt fo r de pre ssio n re sults in impro ve me nts ra ng ing fro m 47 - 66%

Pre pa ring fo r the F uture

 Re me mbe r

to monitor your se lf

 T

ho ug hts

 F

e e ling s

 Be ha vio r  Physic a l Sta te

 You’r

e still a human be ing!

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T he We ight of L aw Sc hool: Re c ognizing and Re bounding fr

• m De pr

e ssion Que stions?

Je ffre y F

• rtg a ng , PhD, L

ADC-I d rje ff@ lc lma .o rg Sha wn He a ly, PhD sha wn@ lc lma .o rg