Acute and chronic fatigue after COVID-19: The impact of depression and somatic distress
Depressiveness and somatic distress are strongly linked to post-COVID fatigue, particularly its chronic form. These findings underscore the importance of a biopsychosocial framework and the need for interdisciplinary treatment approaches in post-COVID care.
Authors
- Michael Kreuter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4402-2159)
- Philipp S. Wild (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4413-9752)
- Jasmin Ghaemi Kerahrodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3789-1583)
- Christian Dresel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-7085)
- J. König (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4683-0360)
- Manfred E. Beutel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1743-0042)
- Marc Bodenstein
- Julia Weinmann‐Menke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7344-8381)
- Karl J. Lackner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1985-7931)
- Isabel Heinrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4310-6748)
- Julia Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4557-0552)
- Kamiar K. Rückert
- Thomas Münzel
- Franziska Rausch
Institutions
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112456
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00