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Schizophrenia is still considered to be chronic and depilating illness. Aim: The aim of the present study is to see the changes in attitude towards hallucinatory voices in patients with schizophrenia. Method: Twenty four patients diagnosed with schizophrenia according to ICD-10 DCR were chosen from different inpatient department of RINPAS, Kanke using the simple random sampling technique. After taking informed consent from the patients, socio-demographic and clinical data sheet and BAVQ were administered and they were randomly assigned to CBT+TAU and TAU group. Cognitive behaviour therapy was given to CBT+TAU group, total 17-20 sessions of 45 minutes each with a frequency of thrice a week. After completion of the therapy sessions, post assessment was done and follow up assessment was done after six months of post assessment. Data was analyzed with the help of Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-square Test was used for statistical analysis. Result: Significant reduction was found in the attitude towards hallucinatory voices and improvement was found in the post intervention phase which was maintained at follow up. Conclusion: Cognitive behaviour therapy was found to be effective in changing attitude towards hallucinatory voices.