relationship between mental health and marital satisfaction

background: marital satisfaction is an important component of the marriage. mental health as a component of the personal characteristic also related with marital satisfaction. the aim of this study was to investigate the association between mental health and marital satisfaction of couples. methods: three hundred couples from high-risk area of gorgan – north of iran were selected. association between men's and women’s mental health level was measured using general health questionnaire-28 (ghq-28). marital satisfaction measured by enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire among married couples. data was analyzed using multiple regression and analysis of variance modelling. results: results indicated that marital satisfaction was predicted by the person’s mental health level. findings also showed that depression and anxiety were significantly associated with marital satisfaction. 52.5% of studied individuals had mental disorders at the clinical level (p≤0/05). marital satisfaction in this population was 51.7%. conclusions: the study confirmed that mental health is an important predictor of marital satisfaction. improving mental health may lead to improve marital satisfaction.