Thirty-five law student suicides

Abstract

The legal and medical professions, among others, are commonly considered high-stress professions and are associated with high risk of suicide. A recent study of medical students and recent medical graduates did not confirm a higher incidence of suicide in this group. The question then arose as to what was actually true among law students and recently graduated young lawyers. The following is a report of the findings of such a study. In effect, the study concludes that law students and young lawyers have a significantly lower rate of suicide than the average population in the same age group.