REBT in the Treatment of Subclinical and Clinical Depression

Diana C ândea , Ph.D. is currently Senior Assistant Professor within Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapies, Faculty of Psychology and Sciences of Education, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania and a fellow of the International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health at Babes-Bolyai University. She is a clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist certified by the Romanian National Board of Psychologists. She is also certified by the Albert Ellis Institute, New York, as a REBT psychotherapist. Her main research interests are in evidence-based psychological interventions, self-conscious emotions and emotion regulation.

Simona Stefan , Ph.D. is Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy within BBU, and a member of the International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health. Her Ph.D. thesis focused on investigating the functional/dysfunctional nature of worry in relation to other relevant factors like anxiety or irrational beliefs. Simona Stefan is also a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist and a member of the Romanian Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies. Her publications relate to both fundamental and applied research, her interests focusing on clinical psychology, evidence-based psychological interventions, anxiety and depressive disorders, positive psychology.

Silviu Matu, Ph.D. is a Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy and Fellow of the International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, at Babe?-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He is a clinical psychologist certified by the Romanian National Board of Psychologists. His main research interests are related to evidence-based psychological interventions and technology-enhanced mental health services.

Cristina Mogoa?e , Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist certifi ed by the Romanian National Board of Psychologists. She is also certified by the Albert Ellis Institute, New York, as a REBT psychotherapist. She is a fellow of the International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health at Babes-BolyaiUniversity. Dr. Mogoase was involved in national and international clinical trials of the efficacy of cognitive behavioral interventions for emotional problems in children, adolescents, and adults

Felicia Iftene, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), is currently Associate Professor at Queen's University, Department of Psychiatry, Attending Staff (Psychiatrist) at Providence Care Mental Health Services with additional privileges at Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Member of Center of Neuroscience, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She has a formal education in Psychiatry, Pediatric Neurology, Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy and Management of Health Services. Her main research interests are in Affective Disorders, Schizophrenia, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Daniel David , Ph.D. is Professor of Clinical Cognitive Sciences at Babes ¸-Bolyai University, Director for Research at the Albert Ellis Institute, Adjunct Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Director of the International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health. His expertise is related to clinical cognitive neurogenetic sciences and evidence-based psychotherapies.

Aurora Szentagotai-Tatar , Ph.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at Babes-Bolyai University, a fellow of the Albert Ellis Institute, and a member of the International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health. Her expertise is related to emotion regulation and evidence-based psychotherapies.