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Editorial
. 2023 Feb:165:111135.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111135. Epub 2023 Jan 4.

Why the hypothesis of psychological mechanisms in long COVID is worth considering

Cédric Lemogne  1 , Clément Gouraud  2 , Victor Pitron  3 , Brigitte Ranque  4
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Editorial

Why the hypothesis of psychological mechanisms in long COVID is worth considering

Cédric Lemogne et al. J Psychosom Res. 2023 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Functional somatic disorders; Long COVID; Nocebo; Persistent symptoms; Post-COVID condition.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest CL reports personal fees and non-financial support from Otsuka Pharmaceutica, outside the submitted work. CG, VP, and BR declare that they have no competing interest.

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