Efficacy of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy for the Alleviation of Psychological Distress and Amelioration of Psychological Well-Being Among End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

End-Stage Renal disease patients experience a drastic change in physical, psychological, emotional and quality of life after the diagnosis. Various psychotherapeutic interventions were found to be effective in reducing the singular anxiety, depressive, and sleep related issues, however, an integrated approach is required to cater the psychological distress in a collective fashion, and enhance the psychological well-being of end-stage renal disease patients. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy has been found to be effective in catering to the needs of various chronic disease patients. Therefore, the current study aimed to find the efficacy of rational emotive behavior therapy on the psychological distress and well-being of end-stage renal disease patients. The participants for the study were selected using G*power analysis. Total 64 participants were selected then randomly allocated to experimental and waitlist control groups. Mental Health Inventory (MHI) was used for pre-post assessment. Application of rational emotive behavior therapy was distributed into eight sessions, and two follow-up sessions were provided after the post-assessment. The results suggested statistically significant effectiveness of rational emotive behavior therapy for the alleviation of psychological distress and amelioration of psychological wellbeing. The study suggested efficacy of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy as an integrated approach to cater to the End-stage Renal Disease patients’ needs.