1) Lawyers have higher rates of career dissatisfaction, health issues, and psychological problems than other occupations and the recession has exacerbated these issues.
2) These problems are not spread evenly and seem to affect those in large law firms and recent law school graduates the most.
3) Institutional factors like the billable hours model, competitive environments, and lack of teamwork may contribute to lawyers' psychological issues. Personality traits common among lawyers like competitiveness and perfectionism also correlate with increased mental health risks.
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