Bonecas – manequim e figuras de acção: estudo comparativo sobre publicidade televisiva de brinquedos

Publicado em "Actas do III SOPCOM, VI LUSOCOM e II IBÉRICO", vol. 2 ("Teorias e estratégias discursivas"). ISBN 972-8790-37-6

Prefácio: A televisão como objecto pensável

Prefácio a "A TV das elites: estudo dos programas de informação semanal dos canais generalistas (1993-2005)"

Psychological approach to endometriosis: Women's pain experience and quality of life improvement

Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting 10 to15% of women in childbearing age. Understanding the impact of this disease on women’s well-being is still a challenge, namely to intervene. Pain is the most current and troublesome symptom. Although medical treatments for pain relief are effective, recurrence rate remains significant, calling for a better understanding and development of new approaches for pain management. A group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for management of associated co-morbidities is suggested, paying special attention to Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP). CBT design can be grounded on information collected from focus groups and a one-group exploratory trial. Evaluation of therapy effectiveness is possible to be performed by comparing group CBT to Usual Care (UC) and Support Group (SG) in a randomized controlled trial. Research in this area could represent an important step in providing a solution to the management of endometriosis and, to the best of our knowledge, the first national psychological approach for its understanding and treatment.