Beyond mood screening: a pilot study of emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns in patients with Long COVID
ObjectiveThis descriptive pilot study reported the emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns of a clinically referred sample of patients with Long COVID using a comprehensive psychological measure. These subjective concerns were considered in the context of other psychological characteristics and h...
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| author | Tali R. Sorets John-Christopher A. Finley W. Curt LaFrance W. Curt LaFrance W. Curt LaFrance W. Curt LaFrance Ryan Van Patten Ryan Van Patten Ryan Van Patten Kristen Mordecai Millenia Jimenez Stephen Suchy Joshua Cahan Igor J. Koralnik Leora R. Cherney Leora R. Cherney Erica Cotton Erica Cotton |
| author_facet | Tali R. Sorets John-Christopher A. Finley W. Curt LaFrance W. Curt LaFrance W. Curt LaFrance W. Curt LaFrance Ryan Van Patten Ryan Van Patten Ryan Van Patten Kristen Mordecai Millenia Jimenez Stephen Suchy Joshua Cahan Igor J. Koralnik Leora R. Cherney Leora R. Cherney Erica Cotton Erica Cotton |
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| description | ObjectiveThis descriptive pilot study reported the emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns of a clinically referred sample of patients with Long COVID using a comprehensive psychological measure. These subjective concerns were considered in the context of other psychological characteristics and historical mental health factors.MethodsThe study sample comprised 26 adults with Long COVID who were referred from a neurology COVID-19 clinic for neuropsychological screening based on the patient's cognitive concerns. Empirically established cutoffs from the Personality Assessment Inventory were used to assess clinically elevated emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns. Preexisting mental health data were obtained via medical records and clinical interview.ResultsApproximately 62 and 50% of the sample had elevated somatic and cognitive concerns, respectively. Additionally, 42% of the sample exhibited elevated emotional concerns associated with depression, but this was primarily driven by the physiological aspects of depression. Between 15–27% of patients had elevated anxiety-related concerns. Over 80% of the sample had previously received psychotherapy and had been diagnosed with a mental health disorder prior to their SARS-CoV-2 infection. Furthermore, over half of the sample reported a history of abuse, and 12–15% had previously attempted suicide or had been hospitalized for psychiatric reasons.ConclusionsFindings suggest that patients with Long COVID may present with extensive psychiatric histories and various somatic, cognitive, and emotional concerns. These psychological characteristics may be important for the treatment of Long COVID but may be overlooked using screening measures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b69fce09cc294504b8fec0364d92c26b2025-08-20T02:39:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-06-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15172991517299Beyond mood screening: a pilot study of emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns in patients with Long COVIDTali R. Sorets0John-Christopher A. Finley1W. Curt LaFrance2W. Curt LaFrance3W. Curt LaFrance4W. Curt LaFrance5Ryan Van Patten6Ryan Van Patten7Ryan Van Patten8Kristen Mordecai9Millenia Jimenez10Stephen Suchy11Joshua Cahan12Igor J. Koralnik13Leora R. Cherney14Leora R. Cherney15Erica Cotton16Erica Cotton17Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, United StatesVA Providence Health Care System, Providence, RI, United StatesVeterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology, Providence, RI, United StatesWarren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United StatesVA Providence Health Care System, Providence, RI, United StatesVeterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology, Providence, RI, United StatesWarren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United StatesBaltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, United StatesKen and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United StatesKen and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United StatesKen and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United StatesKen and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United StatesShirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, IL, United States0Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United StatesKen and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United StatesObjectiveThis descriptive pilot study reported the emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns of a clinically referred sample of patients with Long COVID using a comprehensive psychological measure. These subjective concerns were considered in the context of other psychological characteristics and historical mental health factors.MethodsThe study sample comprised 26 adults with Long COVID who were referred from a neurology COVID-19 clinic for neuropsychological screening based on the patient's cognitive concerns. Empirically established cutoffs from the Personality Assessment Inventory were used to assess clinically elevated emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns. Preexisting mental health data were obtained via medical records and clinical interview.ResultsApproximately 62 and 50% of the sample had elevated somatic and cognitive concerns, respectively. Additionally, 42% of the sample exhibited elevated emotional concerns associated with depression, but this was primarily driven by the physiological aspects of depression. Between 15–27% of patients had elevated anxiety-related concerns. Over 80% of the sample had previously received psychotherapy and had been diagnosed with a mental health disorder prior to their SARS-CoV-2 infection. Furthermore, over half of the sample reported a history of abuse, and 12–15% had previously attempted suicide or had been hospitalized for psychiatric reasons.ConclusionsFindings suggest that patients with Long COVID may present with extensive psychiatric histories and various somatic, cognitive, and emotional concerns. These psychological characteristics may be important for the treatment of Long COVID but may be overlooked using screening measures.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517299/fullLong COVIDSARS-CoV-2 infectionpersonality assessment inventorypsychopathologymental health risk factors |
| spellingShingle | Tali R. Sorets John-Christopher A. Finley W. Curt LaFrance W. Curt LaFrance W. Curt LaFrance W. Curt LaFrance Ryan Van Patten Ryan Van Patten Ryan Van Patten Kristen Mordecai Millenia Jimenez Stephen Suchy Joshua Cahan Igor J. Koralnik Leora R. Cherney Leora R. Cherney Erica Cotton Erica Cotton Beyond mood screening: a pilot study of emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns in patients with Long COVID Frontiers in Psychology Long COVID SARS-CoV-2 infection personality assessment inventory psychopathology mental health risk factors |
| title | Beyond mood screening: a pilot study of emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns in patients with Long COVID |
| title_full | Beyond mood screening: a pilot study of emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns in patients with Long COVID |
| title_fullStr | Beyond mood screening: a pilot study of emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns in patients with Long COVID |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond mood screening: a pilot study of emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns in patients with Long COVID |
| title_short | Beyond mood screening: a pilot study of emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns in patients with Long COVID |
| title_sort | beyond mood screening a pilot study of emotional cognitive and somatic concerns in patients with long covid |
| topic | Long COVID SARS-CoV-2 infection personality assessment inventory psychopathology mental health risk factors |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517299/full |
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