Drink Like a Lawyer: The Neuroscience of Substance Use and Its Impact on Cognitive Wellness

Austin, Debra S.

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“…364 Austin "explains neuroscience research on habit learning, knowledge acquisition, and the impact of stress on cognition," 365 "illustrates how law student knowledge-base, legal skill acquisition, and professional identity development can be enhanced with discipline-specific growth mindset and self-efficacy training," 366 and "covers four practices lawyers can undertake to deal with the harmful effects of stress." 367 Austin also has written articles that discuss how and why to engage in such restorative practices as gratitude, meditation, mindfulness, and yoga; 368 the impact of such substances as Adderall, alcohol, caffeine, cocaine, marijuana, nicotine, opiates, and Ritalin on cognitive function; 369 the connection between cognitive well-being and good nutrition; 370 and mindfulness meditation, which is an empirically-supported strategy for emotional regulation, which is an essential skill of emotional intelligence. 371 The website, Lawyers with Depression, helps law students, lawyers, and judges cope with and heal from depression.…”

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Adventures in Higher Education, Happiness, And Mindfulness

Huang¹

2018

British Journal of American Legal Studies

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This Article recounts my unique adventures in higher education, including being a Princeton University freshman mathematics major at age 14, Harvard University applied mathematics graduate student at age 17, economics and finance faculty at multiple schools, first-year law student at the University of Chicago, second- and third-year law student at Stanford University, and law faculty at multiple schools. This Article also candidly discusses my experiences as student and professor and openly shares how I achieved sustainable happiness by practicing mindfulness to reduce fears, rumination, and worry in facing adversity, disappointment, and setbacks. This Article analyzes why law schools should teach law students about happiness and mindfulness. This Article discusses how to teach law students about happiness and mindfulness. Finally, this Article provides brief concluding thoughts about how law students can sustain happiness and mindfulness once they graduate from law school.

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Adventures in Higher Education, Happiness, And Mindfulness

Huang¹

2018

British Journal of American Legal Studies

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“…31 A critical competency for lawyers is the development of neuro-intelligence (NQ). 32 A lawyer with NQ is aware of the condition of her most important asset, her brain; develops brain health literacy; and devises an action plan to enhance neuro-protective practices. 33 The lawyer brain is the size of a coconut and it weighs only three pounds, yet it requires twenty percent of the body's oxygen, twentyfive percent of its calories, and twenty-five percent of its blood flow to access these resources for fuel.…”

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Food for Thought: The Neuroscience of Nutrition to Fuel Cognitive Performance

Austin

2016

SSRN Journal

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In the face of overwhelming odds, I'm faced with only one option. I'm going to have to science the shit out of this.-Mark Watney played by Matt Damon in The Martian 1 lmost nothing is more personal than the decision lawyers make about what to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In a two-year study examining the health of lawyers, Sharon McDowell-Larsen, Ph.D., discovered that while ninety-two percent of the participants understood that eating habits have health impacts, half reported they consumed unhealthy diets. 2 Additionally, none of these lawyers were vegetarians or vegans, fifty-eight percent consumed meat on a daily basis, and sixty-four percent wanted more health and wellness support from their law firms. 3 Some law firms and law schools are cultivating wellness cultures, but little work has been done in the area of improving lawyer and law student nutrition. 4 Food choices are influenced by taste, habits, advertising, restaurant/take-out options, time, convenience, and economics. 5 Most adults consume a core group of foods with about 100 basic items that

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“…To date, we have identified nine peer-reviewed publications assessing lawyer well-being, all of which report some level of serious concern 1–9 . The suicide rate among lawyers is ranked fourth among working professionals, behind only dentists, pharmacists, and doctors 10,11 .…”

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“…To date, we have identified nine peer-reviewed publications assessing lawyer well-being, all of which report some level of serious concern. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The suicide rate among lawyers is ranked fourth among working professionals, behind only dentists, pharmacists, and doctors. 10,11 A 2016 study of 13,000 lawyers across 19 states showed 11.5% of practicing lawyers experience suicidal thoughts, and many recent lawyer suicides have been linked to depression.…”

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Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among Lawyers and Other Law Professionals

Thiese

Allen

Knudson

et al. 2020

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Law professionals are an understudied population that is integral to society. Limited research indicates lawyers experience poor mental health, decreased wellbeing, and suicidality. This cross-sectional study recruited 654 law professionals and responses to a depression scale, the patient health questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) were compared with the general working population. Lawyers were significantly more likely to report suicidal ideation “several days” and “more than half the days” as compared with the general working population, with odds ratios (OR) of 6.54 (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.16 to 10.29) and 5.50 (95% CI 2.23 to 13.53) respectively. Lawyers were more likely reported mild (OR = 3.89, 95% CI 3.04 to 4.96), moderate (OR = 5.29, 95% CI 3.61 to 7.76), moderately severe (OR = 9.71, 95% CI 5.50 to 17.14), and severe (OR = 18.34, 95% CI 6.00 to 56.11) depressive symptoms. 17.5% of lawyers in this study were experiencing symptoms equivalent to a diagnosis of a major depressive disorder.

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Drink Like a Lawyer: The Neuroscience of Substance Use and Its Impact on Cognitive Wellness

Cited by 11 publications

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Adventures in Higher Education, Happiness, And Mindfulness

Adventures in Higher Education, Happiness, And Mindfulness

Food for Thought: The Neuroscience of Nutrition to Fuel Cognitive Performance

Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among Lawyers and Other Law Professionals

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