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> I think this is why depression rates are higher in more intelligent people. It's not. Intelligence is negatively correlated to both anxiety and depression.
by rafaelero 4y ago
> I think this is why depression rates are higher in more intelligent people.
It's not. Intelligence is negatively correlated to both anxiety and depression.
- lostNFound 4y ago>Genetic loci shared between major depression and intelligence with mixed directions of effect[0] >Although intelligence conferred no consistent independent effects on depression, it did increase the risk for depression across samples once neuroticism was adjusted for.[1] >Those with high IQ had higher risk for psychological disorders (RR 1.20 - 223.08). High IQ was associated with higher risk for physiological diseases (RR 1.84 - 4.33).[2] [0]https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-01031-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-01031-2 [1]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5486156/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5486156/ [2]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289616303324# https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016028961...! [3]https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bad-news-for-the-highly-intelligent/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bad-news-for-the-...
- lukas099 4y agoI guess one way to look at this is that it's risky having a higher-performance brain. Kind of like how a sports car breaks down more often than a basic sedan or wagon.