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petersouth on May 13, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Are Palo Alto's Kids Killing Themselves?

I don't know if any studies have confirmed this, but it seems that smarter people are more susceptible to severe depression.

Cloudy on May 13, 2015 | [–]

Yes, here is a graph detailing that phenomenon [1]

[1] http://i.imgur.com/4TK2Hu4.gif

flycaliguy on May 14, 2015 | [–]

Likewise, I believe there are correlations between depression and strong memory skills.

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