mental health and stressful life events in coronary heart disease patients and non- patients

objective: the main goal of this study is to compare stressful life events and mental health in coronary heart disease (chd) patients and non-patients. method: in this research, 120 participants (n=68 male, n= 52 female) were divided into two groups of patients (n=60) and non-patients (n=60). they were selected from vali asr hospital of meshginshahr (iran) and completed the general health questionnaire (ghq) and stressful life events inventory . results: data was analyzed using independent t-test. the results showed significant differences between chd patients and non-patients in mental health and stressful life events. chd patients showed high rates of physical symptoms and anxiety of ghq. conclusion: chd patients reported more stressful life events. therefore, it can be inferred that psychological factors are important in coronary heart disease.