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MHC outcomes included symptom scores for anxiety, depression, and neuroticism, measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire, and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, along with self-reported psychotropic medication use.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291725101736_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n\t    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>One standard deviation (SD) increase in liability to EA was associated with lower anxiety (\u22120.20 SD [95% CI: \u22120.26, \u22120.14]), depression (\u22120.11 SD [\u22120.43, \u22120.22]), and neuroticism scores (\u22120.30 SD [\u22120.53, \u22120.06]), as well as lower odds of psychotropic medication use (OR: 0.60 [0.52, 0.69]). Within-sibship MR estimates remained consistent with population-based estimates: anxiety (\u22120.17 SD [\u22120.33, \u22120.00]); depression (\u22120.18 SD [\u22121.26, 0.89]); neuroticism (\u22120.29 SD [\u22120.43, \u22120.15]); psychotropic medication use (OR, 0.52 [0.34, 0.82]).<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291725101736_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n\t    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>Higher EA or genetic liability to education reduces symptoms of anxiety, neuroticism, and psychotropic medication use. These mental health benefits do not seem to be explained by EA-linked genetic nurture or demographic factors. 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