{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Ethical Nag","provider_url":"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org","author_name":"Carolyn Thomas","author_url":"http:\/\/ethicalnag.org\/author\/czthomas\/","title":"The missing link in chronic disease care","type":"link","html":"Australian study: \"Those who would have died from their condition in the past may now survive, but there is an emotional cost of longterm treatment and medical surveillance to consider. Doctors may be well equipped for the biomedical aspects of care, but not for the challenges of understanding the psychological, social and cultural dimensions of illness and health.\"\r\n\r\nAnd the depression\/anxiety brought on by chronic illness can in turn aggravate the illness, causing a vicious cycle to develop. ","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/carolynthomas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/the_doctor_and_his_patient_xx_rijksmuseum_amsterdam.jpg?w=440&h=330&crop=true","thumbnail_width":440,"thumbnail_height":330}