By Andrew Koeman and Lynsey Mincher ( August 4, 2022, 1:47 PM EDT) -- A good lawyer can argue almost any point, but it is difficult to argue with statistics, and statistics show that people who practise law are among the most at-risk professionals for depression, substance abuse, mental illness and even suicide. According to the Dave Nee Foundation, a think tank for the study of lawyer depression, lawyers experience depression at a rate of 3.6 times greater than the general population. Suicide, the ninth leading cause of death among Canadians, is the third leading cause of death for those in the legal profession. Problematic substance use among lawyers is reportedly double that of the general population....