Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Spirituality Research in Health Sciences 3041-8569 1 1 2023 09 23 The effect of forgiveness therapy on the mental health of cardiovascular patients admitted to the Alli-nasab hospital in Tabriz 75 85 10.34172/srhs.2023.007 EN Younes Taraghi Talab https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1938-1483 Morteza Azizi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4513-6721 Hajar Aghaei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4085-7485 Journal Article 10.34172/srhs.2023.007 2023 03 18 2023 07 08 Background. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of forgivness therapy on mental health among cardio-vascular patients hospitalized in Tabriz Alinasab Hospital. Material and methods. The research method was quasi-experimental with per-test and post-test design and a control group. The population of this study consisted of all cardio-vascular patients hospitalized in Tabriz alinasab hospital in September 2018. For the sample needed for the present study 24 people were selected from the population with an accessible sampling method and were replaced randomly into the experimental group (12 people) and control group (12 people). The experimental group was trained in forgiveness therapy for 6 sessions composed of 90 minutes. The control group didn’t receive any treatment. Both groups were assessed before and after the completion of experimental group’s treatment sessions by GHQ questionnaire.The data were described by mean and standard deviation, and hypothesis analyzed through the analysis of co-variance. Results. The results of the statistical analysis of the present research revealed that forgiveness therapy training had an effect on mental health of cardio-vascular patients. Therefore, it is suggested to use forgiveness therapy training independently or in combination with other techniques to improve the mental health among cardio-vascular patients.