HEALTH & QUALITY OF LIFE

 

Resources

 

Links

 

Articles

A New Judge in the Family: Challenges for the Spouse and Children
Mirelsa Modestti-González, Ph.D.

 

Behavioral Disorders in Children and Adolescents
George Durham M.D., F.A.A.P.

 

Calling for Help:
Hotline Addresses California Judges’ Health Issues

Stephanie Francis Cahill


El ingreso a la Judicatura: Retos para la familia de nuevos jueces (Spanish)
Mirelsa Modestti-González, Ph.D.

 

H1N1 Novel Influenza (Swine Flu)
George H. Durham II, M.D., F.A.A.P.

 

Health and Quality of Life: Years of Potential Life Lost—A Pediatric Perspective
George H. Durham II, M.D., F.A.A.P.


Helping Judges in Distress 
Dr. Isaiah M. Zimmerman, Washington School of Psychiatry 


Isolation in the Judicial Career
Dr. Isaiah M. Zimmerman, Washington School of Psychiatry


Judicial Balance: Lessons for Law & Life
Judicial Conference of Indiana

 

Las Muchas Caras de la Negación (Spanish)
Mirelsa Modestti-González, Ph D


The Many Faces of Denial
Mirelsa Modestti-González, Ph D

 

Meditation and Music Ease Judges’ Tensions


Warning Signs for Depression
Terry Harrell, JD and LCSW


Obesity
George Durham, M.D.(Utah)


Six-Month Checkup: Early Warning Signs of Judicial Burnout and Personal Burnout Prevention Plan
Isaiah M. Zimmerman


Sleep
George Durham M.D., Utah Pediatrician


Warning Signs for Suicide
Shared by Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Director Terry Harrell.

 

Substance Abuse


Substance Abuse and Dependence
Seymour Abrahamson


The American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs website has extensive information on these issues of concern.  To access the website visit www.abanet.org/legalservices/colap/home.html, then click on Web Links.


For substance abuse problems see the Harm Reduction Project
A Lawyer's Guide to Healing by Don Carroll-Solutions for Addiction and Depression (available from www.hazelden.org). This book received outstanding reviews in he ABA's publication "Highlights".

 

Providing Help to Judges in Distress

The Journal of the American Judicature Society, Judicature: July-August 2006, Volume 90#1 is devoted to "Providing Help to Judges in Distress."
For permission to reprint the following articles free of charge or to get copies of this Judicature magazine for a small fee to cover printing and mailing costs, contact AJS directly at cgray@ajs.org.
Major articles include:

 

 

Links

 

NIH (www.medlineplus.gov)

 

FDA (www.fda.gov)

 

 http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/health/main204.shtml.