Integration of Chronotherapy with Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Pilot Study

Abstract

This study explored the efficacy of chronotherapy combined with the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. An experimental design was applied with the sample size of N=30 participants. The participants were selected from the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province. Generalized anxiety disorder-7 scale Urdu and DSM-5-TR was used to assess the participant’s symptoms of Generalized Anxiety disorder. Firstly, the pre and post-test was tested for the C-REBT (chronotherapy and REBT) and REBT. The results showed that both were significant difference in reducing the anxiety symptoms in pre and post assessment. Findings suggested that C-REBT (chronotherapy and REBT) therapy has significant effect in alleviating the anxiety symptoms as compared to using REBT alone. The study endorsed the multifaceted psychological intervention strategies. Moreover, the study promoted the ideology of better management of mental health issues disorders tailored as per the needs of individuals and promote better mental health services in the under-represented areas of Pakistan.