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Sorry if this has already been posted somewhere already. (I searched and couldn't find anything). I haven't had time to study the full article in much detail, but I thought it might be worth looking at -the results in particular. Full text here, plus doi (If any one needs it.)

It's the kind of vague, easy to fit to any person bullshit I would expect from a horoscope or Briggs-Myer personality test. I mean who couldn't be considered to be mentally active in some way? That could apply to a Nobel prize winning physicist, a crossword enthusiast, a chronic daydreamer or...

@Mithriel I also didn't mean to imply that there was an increased history of mental ill health in PWME - only that it is incorrect to assume that such a link (if it existed) would be evidence of a psychological aetiology for ME. Looking back at my wording I didn't make it very clear. Sorry about...

I think its worth mentioning that having a history of depression and/or other mental health conditions doesn't just increase your risk of psychological problems - it also increases your risk of certain autoimmune diseases and other physical problems. Although I'm sure the depression link was...