Lawyers are the most exposed people to the risk of depression - a health disorder which causes 850,000 deaths worldwide annually - according to a research report by John Hopkins University. The risk to lawyers is 3.6 times higher than other professionals.

A US law firm’s managing partner blamed pessimism, brash decision making, working against integrity, and stress and anxiety as the top reasons for depression among lawyers, on his blog LawyersWithDepression.com.

So how does the Indian lawyer fare on the stress and depression front, apart from the "depressing dress code", asks the Subjudiced blog. Pointing out that loss of appetite and sleep deprivation are very normal among these lawyers, Subjudiced also discusses some ways of recovering [Subjudiced]