Emotional Management In Chronic Disease Authors Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India Hitesh Punyani Department of Medicine, BLK Max Hospital, New Delhi, India. Madhur Verma Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.25-103 Abstract Persons living with chronic disease present with a widearray of emotions. These range from affable andaccepting, action- oriented attitude, to anxious, afraid orapathic, adynamic acceptance of disease. Yet others maybe argumentative and angry, or openly aggressive andantisocial. Increasingly, primary care practitioners alsoencounter ‘pseudo academic’ or hyperaware’ patients,who base their knowledge on non scientific social media.This communication describes the various array ofemotions encountered in chronic diseases such asdiabetes and obesity, and suggests an individualizedapproach to deal with them. keywords: Biopsychosocial model, chronic care,emotional health, mental health psychology,psychosocial aspects Downloads Full Text Article Published 2025-11-22 How to Cite Sanjay Kalra, Hitesh Punyani, Madhur Verma, & Nitin Kapoor. (2025). Emotional Management In Chronic Disease. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 75(12), 1979–1980. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.25-103 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 75 No. 12 (2025): DECEMBER Section PRIMARY CARE DIABETES License Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.