Why does depression actually make one’s IQ temporarily lower?

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I’m pretty sure it does. It makes me not able to access many of my memories and the information I have stored. What is the science behind it? I just came out of a two year long depression so I figure I will understand the answer if someone explains it. Oh and also … when I’m depressed even this sub is sadly too way hard for me to comprehend. Thank you.

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[https://nhahealth.com/how-depression-impacts-executive-function/#](https://nhahealth.com/how-depression-impacts-executive-function/#)

[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772598723000193](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772598723000193)

[https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1225062/full](https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1225062/full)

[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15853477/#](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15853477/#)

Depression lowers working memory, lowers executive function, lowers cognitive speed, lowers motivation, etc. These all translate into becoming less intelligent.

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