Abstract

Anxiety disorders comprised of about 12 of the population, which leads to mild to severe impairment. Anxiety defines as a state of tension, worried thoughts and concern over the idea of risk or danger. The authors investigated the impact of cognitive and spiritual therapy in female students diagnosed with anxiety disorder. Data were collected by means of Spielberg anxiety questionnaire. Results revealed that the levels of anxiety were decreased by cognitive and spiritual therapy. The findings of this study highlighted the possible benefits of cognitive and spiritual therapy in reducing anxiety. However, literature review shows that spiritual therapy could be more effective in comparison to cognitive therapy for treating anxiety.