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These subjective concerns were considered in the context of other psychological characteristics and historical mental health factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The 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.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Approximately 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. 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