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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by littlegiantcap on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @05:32PM (#4661966)
Alcohol abuse has actually been correlated with High IQ and is most commonly abused by this group because of the despair they see in the world due to their high IQ's. Essentially, because they tend to be more educated, and aware of global problems that makes them depressed.
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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by stan_rogers on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @04:28AM (#4663605)
The high IQ is a bit of a miss—it covers the spectrum, although it is certainly true that there was a tendency for high-functioning people from relatively affluent backgrounds to find their way into a recovery setting years ago. Self-selection was certainly part of it, but we have to keep in mind that more effort would generally be put into "salvaging" somebody who had displayed a lot of promise once than someone who would be a lot easier to write off.

The despair, though, isn't far off: chronic depression, or dysthymia, is common among alcohlics.

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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by littlegiantcap on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @12:08AM (#4716004)
I guess I hadn't considered that, although it makes sense that the people seeking treatment would skew the results.
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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by 7952 on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @05:55PM (#4662087)
The causality of that is highly suspect.
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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by ramchip on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @07:08PM (#4662387)
That sounds like an urban legend.
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