The prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and their correlates as part of the long-COVID syndrome 2023

Abstract

The Long COVID syndrome has now been documented clearly in the literature, but whether or not psychiatric symptoms are prominent is unclear. We performed a retrospective chart review of all patients receiving medical care during the pandemic in an outpatient Long-COVID specialty clinic that serves a large racial and ethnic minority population. As many as 44% of patients had symptoms that necessitated referrals to psychiatrists, predominantly depression or anxiety. Spanish speaking patients had greater COVID severity (48%) than did predominantly English speakers (15%). We conclude that the long COVID syndrome is predominantly a cluster of physical symptoms that are sequelae of the viral infection.

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