* More lawyers suffer than any other profession
* Likelihood of depression linked with age
* Insurance, accounting among worst-hit
Lawyers, insurance brokers and accountants are among the most depressed workers in Australia, according to a wide-ranging study.
Nearly 16 per cent of lawyers who responded to the survey displayed “moderate or severe symptoms of depression” with nearly a third of those using alcohol and drugs to deal with the problem.
Patent attorneys and insurance underwriters were the next most likely to suffer from depression, with professional workers overall having higher levels of symptoms than the general population.
The survey also found age to be a factor influencing depression.
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