I belong to a 'grandparents raising grandchildren' forum. I commented in that forum about the success GS8 is having in school. Here is part of a reply from another poster:
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...be aware that there is a statistically higher percentage of depression and suicidal behavior noted among the exceptionally bright, oftentimes found even in the pre-teens, as a result of the disparity between intellect and maturity levels and unmanageable social pressure.

Has anyone seen any statistics of depression broken down by mental ability?