Introduction
death, guilt, anxiety, depression, diabetes mellitus, depressive symptoms, psychological disturbance, metabolic disease, Diabetes, accompanies emotional disturbances, T2DM, diabetes distress, diabetes
DIABETES MELLITUS, METABOLIC DISEASE, DIABETES, TYPE 2 DIABETES, DIABETES
Diabetes or diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that interferes with the human body’s ability to process and absorb glucose. It is the seventh leading cause of death, and about 422 million people live with diabetes worldwide (WHO 2020). The current scenario estimates that it will rise by 25% within 10 years to 454 million and 51% within 25 years to 548 million [Diabetes could be a reason of a variety of psychological disturbances in the people suffering from it. One such psychological disturbance is called diabetes distress (DD). DD is a big problem that accompanies emotional disturbances, stress, guilt feelings, and avoidance of treatment [Health anxiety (HA) is another factor which causes distress; it occurs when an individual misinterprets his bodily sensations or changes as the indicators of a life-threatening illness (Asmundson & Taylor, [Treatment adherence is usually described as the patient’s compliance with the prescribed medication [Cognitive Behavior therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological intervention which emphasizes the current state of affairs and, usually, it is a time-bound mode of therapy [Recent studies show that, in Asian countries, there is a need for improved mental health screening and treatment in diabetes care (Karla et al., 2020). CBT works effectively with depression and increases treatment adherence in diabetes patients as CBT is an evidence-based treatment therapy for depression as a comorbid condition with diabetes [CBT has the potential to addresses the emotional problems of patients with T2DMas it has been practiced with T2DM to reduce depressive symptoms [This current study aimed to examine the effectiveness of CBT through experimental and waitlist control conditions with type 2 diabetes patients. We hypothesized that CBT will effectively reduce diabetes distress and other depressive symptoms, will effectively deal with health-related anxiety concerns and distress due to diabetes, and will improve the patients’ treatment adherence and quality of life.