Background & objectives: Infant feeding is one of the critical periods in the women’s life. Today, considering the multiple dimensions of health, in other words quality of life, is greater measure in assessing the health status. The aim of this study was to investigate quality of life of nursing mothers referring to healthcare centers in Isfahan.

Methods: In this cross-sectional and correlational study, 189 mothers were selected during 2013 by the convenience sampling method in Isfahan. Demographic and World Health Organization WHOQOL- BREF quality of life questionnaire was completed by the each participant. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data in SPSS v.18.

Results: the score of quality of life in breast feeding mothers was higer than other groups, although it was not significant (breast-feeding=85.7±10.6), formula=83.9±12.2 and combination feeding of breast-feeding and formula=82.1±13.1). Mean score of physical dimension of quality of life was significantly different among groups (breastfeeding= 24.7±3.6, formula=23.7±4.1 and combination feeding of breast milk and formula=22.7±4.1), but mean score of social dimension was not different (breast-feeding=10.7±2.3, formula= 10.9±2 and combination feeding of breast milk and formula=10.5±2.2).

Conclusions: According to the results that showed higher quality of life score among the breastfeeding group, we can increase the mother's quality of life by encouraging them for breastfeeding as well as national program and supportive interventions by families and communities such as support and presence of husbands in breast-feeding time. 

Background & objectives: Dysthimia is a chronic, therapy-resistent disorder recongnized through a depressive mood in most days and hours. Dialectical behavior therapy is a practical treatment approachin for major depressive disorder. Dysthimia symptoms are like major depression but with longer duration and lower severity. So it is assumed that dialectical behavior therapy may be effective in dysthimia treatment. So the present study was done with the aim of determining the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy in treatment of dysthymia disorder.

Methods: This research was an experimental study and used a pre-test/post-test design with control group. The study population were all the men and women of 20 to 50 years old who resided in Karaj in the year 2013 and had visited clinics and mental health centers with diagnosis of dysthymic disorder. Convenience sampling method was used to choose 75 people which randomly allocated to treatment and control groups. This sample decreased to 20 in each group because of drop out.  Rosenberg's self-esteem scale, Beck's Depression inventory and DASS depression, anxiety, and stress scale were used for data gathering. The data were analyzed by multi-variant ANOVA using SPSS (v.16).

Results: We found a significant difference between mean (F=3.337) and the total score of depression (F=3.95) between two groups. According to the data, dialectical behavior therapy led to treatment of depression.

Conclusion: According to the findings dialectical behavior therapy is effective in treatment of the signs and symptoms of dysthymia and it can be used along with medicine and other cognitive therapies.