At present, the problem of anxiety disorders among college students is becoming increasingly serious. The study aims to analyze the therapeutic effect of the reform of art appreciation teaching in colleges and universities on the anxiety disorder of college students.

This study selected college students of a university as research subjects and divided them into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received the reform of art appreciation teaching in colleges and universities, and the control group continued traditional teaching. Data were processed using the statistical data analysis software SAS, and the t-test was used to assess the treatment effect.

The experimental group was significantly lower than the control group in the degree of anxiety (M=2.68 in the experimental group, M=3.92 in the control group, P<0.001). After the treatment, the anxiety level of students in the experimental group was significantly reduced, which indicates that the reform of art appreciation teaching has a positive effect on the treatment of anxiety disorders.

The results of the study show that the reform of art appreciation teaching in colleges and universities has a significant effect in treating anxiety disorders in college students. This provides useful information for colleges and universities to promote the development of relevant teaching reforms and psychological support measures to alleviate college students’ anxiety disorders and promote their mental health and personal development.