Association of Acute Symptoms of COVID-19 and Symptoms of Depression in Adults | Depressive Disorders | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

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After acute infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a subset of individuals experience persistent symptoms involving mood, sleep, anxiety, and fatigue,¹ which may contribute to markedly elevated rates of major depressive disorder observed in recent epidemiologic studies.² In this study, we investigated whether acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms are associated with the probability of subsequent depressive symptoms.