Doctoral student Radislav Cosulean – winner of the Government Excellence Scholarship

Radislav Cosulean, a third-year doctoral student at the Psychiatry and Narcology program within the Doctoral School in Health Sciences of Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, is one of the winners of the Excellence Scholarship of the Government of the Republic of Moldova.

Radislav Cosulean has an interdisciplinary academic background in the fields of psychology, psychotherapy and public mental health. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2016-2020, at the State University of Moldova (USM), where he acquired basic theoretical and methodological knowledge. In parallel with his university studies, between 2017-2019 he completed the training program in Integrative Psychotherapy within the Association of Integrative Psychotherapy and Clinical Psychology in Iasi, Romania, where he specialized in modern methods of psychotherapeutic intervention. Later, he continued his studies at the master's program in Clinical Psychology at USM, deepening his skills in assessment and intervention in mental disorders. To expand his expertise in the field of mental health at the systemic and community level, he followed a second master's program - Public Mental Health at Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy (2022-2024).

This diverse academic background allows him to approach mental health from both the perspectives of psychotherapy and clinical psychology, as well as public health policies and interventions.

PhD student Radislav Cosulean carries out a constant scientific activity, participating with papers and presentations at numerous national and international conferences and congresses dedicated to psychiatry, psychotherapy and innovation in mental health. Internationally, he has published papers in which he addresses current topics such as telepsychiatry, digital interventions in mental health, technology-assisted psychotherapy and the impact of personality disorders on the social environment. Relevant participation in scientific forums includes papers dedicated to borderline personality disorder and its impact on family and loved ones, as well as the analysis of the differences between the FACT and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) psychotherapeutic models. He has also contributed to presentations on mental health services in oncology and the role of psychological interventions in the multidisciplinary approach to the patient.

In recent years, his research has focused specifically on the digitalization of mental health services. In this context, Radislav Cosulean has presented papers on the application of telemedicine in psychiatry, the effectiveness of technology-assisted psychotherapy, and the impact of telepsychiatry interventions on patients with depressive disorders. These results have been presented at scientific events such as the NoAddict conference (Iasi), congresses of specialists in psychiatry and psychotherapy, and academic sessions dedicated to mental health.

An important moment in his scientific activity was his participation in the European Congress of Psychiatry 2025 in Madrid, Spain, where he presented the paper "Transforming Mental Health Care in Moldova through Telemedicine", focused on the transformation of mental health services by digital technologies. He also contributed to the presentation of the monograph "Telemedicine in Mental Health" at the National Congress of Psychiatry (Sibiu, 2025).

At the national level, he actively participated in conferences organized by Nicolae Testemitanu University with papers on the relationship between stress, trauma and addictive behaviors, the role of anxiety in compulsive gaming and gambling behaviors, and the use of artificial intelligence in telemedicine for addiction management.

Through participation in these events, doctoral student Radislav Cosulean fosters the development of research in the field of mental health, psychotherapy and telemedicine and promotes innovative solutions for improving access to services and modernizing clinical practice.