A presente dissertação teve como principal intuito a caracterização parasitológica gastrointestinal numa amostra do efetivo de equinos do 3º e 4º Esquadrões a Cavalo da Guarda Nacional Republicana de Lisboa. Do 3º Esquadrão a Cavalo – Ajuda, foram colhidas amostras fecais de 38 …
This thesis set out to explore the experiences of being detained and admitted to an inpatient unit. It is comprised of three papers. Paper one and paper two have been prepared according to the guidelines of the journal they will be submitted to. Paper one is a systematic review …
This study considers and explores the relationship between eating disorders and the cognitive processes of attentional bias and cognitive avoidance. These processes are also considered in terms of their contribution to the current theoretical conceptualisations of eating disorde…
This project brings together three distinct forms of cultural practice—Anorexia Nervosa, staged fasting, and hunger strikes—and the spaces in which their enactment is most extreme: clinic, theater, and prison. It articulates the similarities between these practices—specifically,…
The emergence of both eating disorders and ethnic minority populations in the U.S. has created a convergence of diverse individuals suffering from the illness (National Eating Disorders Association, 2006). However, stereotypes and myths that eating disorder symptoms solely plagu…
The impact of familial relationships, as both protective and risk factors, on the development and treatment of eating disorders (ED) is a frequent topic of research (Cordero & Israel, 2009; Enten & Golan, 2009). However, Parental Gender Disappointment (PGD) as related to ED is o…
The purpose of this study was to establish a new construct, eating disorder co-rumination and explore its impact on eating disorder treatment outcomes. Researchers have explored how relationships with peers in treatment can influence eating disorder recovery. Co-rumination refer…
A peritonite infeciosa felina (PIF) é uma doença patogénica e fatal, causada pelo coronavírus felino (FCoV), capaz de induzir uma reação inflamatória sistémica.
O Carcinoma Hepatocelular (CHC) é a neoplasia do fígado mais comum e uma das mais letais. Apesar de avanços ao nível do diagnóstico, é frequentemente diagnosticada em estadios avançados, com cerca de 1/3 dos doentes a apresentar metastização óssea. No entanto, a metastização óss…
Na prática de clínica veterinária é comum encontrar casos de ingestão de corpos estranhos, assumindo-se na maioria das vezes como um desafio no diagnóstico e tratamento, na medida em que os pacientes podem apresentar uma grande variedade de sinais clínicos inespecíficos, depende…