Conclusion
depressive symptoms
This clinical trial successfully addressed many psychological problems and low adherence to treatment using B-CBT in patients with HIV/AIDS who were availing ART treatment in a hospital. B-CBT significantly reduced depressive symptoms and emotional disturbance, which maybe were, due to social stigma, hence, a substantial improvement was seen in social support and quality of life. Furthermore, B-CBT produced significant and reliable outcomes addressing mental health problems using effective modalities to guide the patients and understand the significance of psychological treatment addressing the problems of patients with HIV/AIDs and has shown to be a supportive intervention of choice for such patients.