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Methods: The mental health of 265 Post-COVID patients of the outpatient Post-COVID centre of the University Hospital Erlangen was assessed 17.1 (T0) and 22.5 months after infection (T1). An online survey with validated questionnaires for Post-COVID symptoms (Post-COVID Syndrome Score), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9), somatic symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-15), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale) and Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) (DePaul Post-Exertional Malaise Screening) was conducted in the home environment. Results: In total, 80% of patients experienced severe PASC at follow-up. Clinically relevant symptoms of depression, persistent somatic symptoms, anxiety and fatigue were reported by 55.8%, 72.5%, 18.9% and 89.4% of patients, respectively. Depressive, anxiety and somatic symptom severity decreased significantly over time; fatigue and PEM remained at an unchanged high level. The risk factor for higher depression scores was older age; prior psychiatric illness treated with psychotherapy was associated with more severe depressive, somatic, anxiety and PASC symptoms. PEM symptoms were significantly associated with longer duration between acute infection and initial presentation in the Post-COVID centre. Conclusions: Our findings align with previous research, claiming severe mental health symptoms in PASC syndrome, lasting for months after infection. 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