> 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.
It's not. Intelligence is negatively correlated to both anxiety and depression.
>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
[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5486156/
[2]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016028961...!
[3]https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bad-news-for-the-...