The legal profession consistently ranks among the highest for burnout, depression, and substance use disorders across all measured professions. The most rigorous comparison comes from the 2016 ABA and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation study, which found that attorneys screen positive for problematic alcohol use at a rate of 20.6% — nearly double the 11.8% rate found among medical professionals using the same screening instrument. Rates of depression and anxiety in the legal profession are also substantially higher than in comparably educated workforces, leading researchers to describe the legal profession as a uniquely high-risk environment for behavioral health problems.