Abstract
This study examined the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychoeducation on reduction of anxiety symptoms among diabetes mellitus patient in Federal Medical Center Umuahia Abia State. Twenty-seven (27) diabetes anxiety patients whose ages ranged from 43-74 years with mean age 57.3 and standard deviation 9.6 participated in the study. The participants were grouped into three: Group A. (the control group) B. (CBT) and C. (psychoeducation.) Simple random samplings were used to place participant to the groups. The therapy session lasted for four weeks; three sessions per week each session lasted for 60 minutes. The participants were assessed using State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), before and after the treatment. The study adopted a pretest and posttest between group design and the result were analyzed using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The first and second hypotheses were accepted at P <.05. Thus, participants who received CBT and psychoeducation intervention showed significant reduction in anxiety when compared to control group. Also, at F (3.2), p>.05 the third hypothesis which stated that CBT will reduce anxiety more when compared with psychoeducation was not accepted because it did not reach the significant level. Based on the finding, the researcher recommended that CBT and psychoeducation be employed in psychological treatment of diabetic patient with anxiety across different mental health settings.