| Post-COVID-19 depressive symptoms have been reported in around 35% of patients at short, medium, and long-term follow-up after infection. |
| The psychopathological mechanisms of post-COVID-19 depressive symptoms are mainly related to the peripheral immune-inflammatory response triggered by the viral infection. |
| Conventional antidepressants have proved to be effective in treating post-COVID-19 depression. |
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