Cross-national variation in reported brain-related symptoms highlights sociocultural factors in clinical assessment. The observation that non-hospitalized individuals in the U.S. describe brain fog, depression, and anxiety more frequently than peers in India or Nigeria suggests that culture, stigma, and access to care shape symptom disclosure and help-seeking. For clinicians and social workers, this underscores the need for culturally informed screening and interpretation when evaluating post-viral cognitive and mood concerns.

Article Title: Why long COVID brain fog seems so much worse in the U.S.

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