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Dan Lukasik

California
I am a lawyer at partner at a law firm in Buffalo, New York and have practiced law for the past 21 years.  I also suffer from clincial depression.  Studies show that lawyers suffer from depression at twice the national rate.  Accordingly, of the 1 million lawyers in America, about... Full Bio
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My Dark Materials: The Music of Depression by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression From The New York Times, a musician writes about his relationship with music and depression.   Read the Story Read on »
Depression Is Still a Mystery – We Need a New Model by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression From the San Francisco Chronicle which provides an excellent overview of the debate about whether depression is a brain disorder rooted in genetics or not.   Read the Stor ... Read on »
How Brain Cells Lift Mood in the Sleepless by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression Learn more about what happens to neurotransmitters during sleep.   Read the Story Read on »
Happiness is How You Are, Not How You Feel by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression Aristotle said, “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” For him and most of his contemporaries, happiness referred no ... Read on »
A Pep Talk for Those With Treatment-Resistant Depression by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression If you’re one of those struggling with chronic depression that isn’t responding to antidepressants and/or therapy, you need to read this piece.   Read the Blog Read on »
Light Therapy, Antidepressants Meds — Either/Or? Both? by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression Struggling with your depression this winter and wondering what to do about it?   Read the Blog Read on »
Depression at Work – 3: Should You Change Your Job or Your Life? by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression Big question for lots of folks battling depression.  Read this fine blog from John Folk-Williams.   Read the Blog Read on »
A Few Thoughts on Depression by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression Great insights from a fellow depression sufferer.   Read the Blog Read on »
Career Advice from a BigLaw Refugee: Stop Whining, Find a Cause You Love, and the Money May Follow by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression From The ABA Journal, former BigLaw lawyer Ted Frank made a big career change and learned a lesson in the process. Read the Story Read on »
Sotomayor: Lawyering is a Gift, and Unhappy Lawyers Should ‘Go Back to Square One’ by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression Sotomayor dishes out advice to unhappy lawyers in an article in Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine.   Read the Story Read on »
Troubled Souls: Spirituality as a Mental Health Hazard by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression Spiritual but not religious people have poorer mental health. Read the Blog Read on »
Reciprocity Denied to Lawyer Treated for Depression by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression An Idaho attorney whose practice was interrupted by bouts of depression has lost a bid for admission by reciprocity to the Utah State Bar.   Read the Story Read on »
Dealing with Alcoholism and Depression in Lawyers by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression Approximately 40% to 70% of attorney disciplinary proceedings and malpractice actions are linked to alcohol abuse or a mental illness.   Read the Story Read on »
Depression Group Growing to Meet Need by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression From The Buffalo Law Journal a piece about depression support group for lawyers.   Read the Story Read on »
Stress Tops Lawyers Concerns in 2012 by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression From the UK, a survey of lawyers shows that 69% of those who sought out support on a attorney helpline reported too much stress in their practices.   Read the Story Read on »
Your Always More Than You Remember by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression When feeling helpless and dependent, we forget that, most of the time, we’re fairly competent, creative, and growth oriented.  Read the Blog Read on »
What I Carry into the New Year by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression From the blog Storied Mind, a piece about the danger of setting goals for the New Year when one has a depressive outlook.  Read the Blog Read on »
My New Year’s Resolutions: Living the Questions by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression From the blog Beyond Blue, a beautiful piece about forgetting about goals and being at home and less obsessed about finding the answers, and more content about navigating ... Read on »
Diet Soda Linked to Depression in NIH Study by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression Slurping away on that diet soda?  You may be setting yourself up for depression.   Read the Story Read on »
The People Walking in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light by Dan Lukasik Posted in: Blog Posts in Depression There is so much to be grateful for this time of year:  friends, family and all the goodness of the holy season.  At this time of the year though, my thoughts also turn to ... Read on »