Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of cognitive behavior therapy on anxiety of the patients with schizophrenia in recovery stage.Methods 120 schizophrenic inpatients in recovery stage were randomly divided into the trial group and control group with 60 cases in each group. The trial group was treated with cognitive behavior therapy; the control group was treated with routine care. All cases in two groups were assessed with Zung's Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) before and after treatment.Results After cognitive behavior therapy, the SAS scores of cases of the trial group were significantly lower than that before treatment and that of cases of the control group after treatment ( P<0.01).Conclusion Cognitive behavior therapy can improve anxiety symptom of patients with schizophrenia in recovery stage.

Key words: cognitive behavior therapy, schizophrenia, anxiety