Procedure
In this study, all procedures were approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Government College University, Faisalabad. We assigned the participants to each treatment condition through randomization to ensure the numbers allocated to each group were comparable and balanced. Participants were recruited from the OPD of THQ Hospital, Shahkot. One of our psychotherapists would start-off by briefly explained to the subjects about the study. Participants would then be tentatively included if thy gave verbal consent. Then, the therapist would describe confidentiality, and a consent form would be given to the participants to sign. After signing the informed consent form, the participants would proceed towards the initial assessment process. Then (after initial assessment and eligibility check) the patients with HIV/AIDS would be randomly assigned to treatment conditions (i.e., B-CBT) and waitlist control. Then we would use different scales to determine the treatment outcomes at pre- and post-assessment i.e., PHQ-9, HIVSS, GMAS, MSPSS, WHOQOL BREF.