Scientific American Mind Romania www.SciAm.ro

Since july 2010, Scientific American Mind has a local edition in Romania. The magazine has two issues in 2010, and 6 editions per year from 2011. Its content includes local articles and perspectives from romanian scientists, and also content from “Scientific American Mind” and „Gehirn and Geist”.

The magazine is being published under the name “Scientific American Mind Romania – Psihologia Azi” and it is accredited by the Romanian College of Medical Doctors – Colegiul Medicilor din Romania.

Ovidiu Brazdau is the editorial director of SciAm Mind Romania. He is the founder of Psihologia Azi magazine and a professor of psychology at Ecological University of Bucharest, with a PhD in Consciousness Studies from Romanian Academy of Science. Ovidiu Brazdau is the author of the Consciousness Quotient (CQ) theory and CQ Inventory, and also a dreamwork psychology trainer.

In Romania, the local psychology field is under quick development. In 2003 there were around 2.000 psychologists and now there are already 8.400 registered psychologists and 1.200 therapists, at a population of 21.000.000 persons, that is 39 psychologists per 100.000 people. The interests in psychology is increasing every year, as there is a growing media coverage with psychological perspectives of the every day events.

First edition of SciAm Mind Romania was issued in 15.000 copies, with 3 euros cover price. It is available in all newsstands and online bookshops. Subscriptions are also available in partnership with Hachette Distribution Services.

Info-Health Network (Reţeaua Info-Sănătate) www.info-sanatate.ro

Info-Sanatate information points and indoor advertising in hospitals and clinics

INFO-SĂNĂTATE is an unconventional network for distribution of the free health magazines, flyers, and other educational or promotional materials in romanian hospitals and private clinics, launched in 2007.

We are producing and distributing our own set of free health magazines and a free newspaper for medical staff. All the materials distributed in the network are free. Info-Health Network is active in more than 250 locations, in 70 cities all over Romania.  Our locations include public hospitals, private clinics and hospitals, medical centers, and most of the private clinics networks in Romania (including Medicover, Synevo, Medlife, MedAs, American Medical Center etc.) A list with current locations is available at Info-Sănătate: Locaţii naţionale.

Info-Sanatate Newspaper for medical community

Info-Sănătate Communication Channels
- PUBLISHING: Info-Sanatate free health magazines, with an average circulation of 80-100.000 copies per month and the free Info-Sanatate Newspaper for medical staff. The First edition of the newspaper is available online in pdf  format following the following link Ziarul Info-Sănătate: Ziarul Comunităţiii Medicale
- INDOOR ADVERTISING: banners, click-frames, and other indoor channels
- FLYER DISTRIBUTION: Info-Sanatate points of information have special areas for flyers and catalogues, with a capacity up to 100.ooo copies monthly
- ONLINE: health portal  www.info-sanatate.ro, including presentation of all the hospitals,  doctors and drugs, together with editorial content

Info-Sănătate. The newspaper for Health Community: the newspapaper in an  original concept on the romanian media market targeting medical staff: it is a community and news publication that presents exclusively news and interviews with the representatives of the medical community. Average circulation: 30.000 copies per edition, issued monthly in the begining, then twice a month. Read online here the pilot edition!

The set of free health magazines for general public
Main titles (6 issues per year): Mother and Child, Correct Alimentation, Body Health & Care, Alternative Therapies, Cold and Flu (3 issues per year, in winter), Psychosomatics – Psychological causes of the physical disorders diseases (2 issues per year).
Special editions on various subjects, usually in partnership with pharma companies: Allergies, Modern Family, Endocrinology, Stress etc. The main titles magazines are issued two-three titles per month, through rotation.

Psychology Magazine (Psihologia azi) 

Cover Psihologia azi

I have launched Psihologia Azi in 2003. First issue, on 17th of november 2003, came with a straight mission: “Psihologia Azi is a magazine produced by psycholoogists and journalists, addressing to the large audience,  in order to create a large awareness of psychology”.

Psychology was forbidden by Ceausescu’s regime from 1978, so in 1989, after the revolution, it re-started almost from zero. This gap in normal development of psychology could not be overwhelmed by our psychology movement. The first young psychologists begin to graduate in 1995, teached by the old generation of professors.

In the first 4 years, Psihologia azi had as first objective education of the population and promoting psychology as a science. So, Psihologia azi formed a large psychology niche in romanian media. Since 2007, after Romania entered European Union, the society developed at a higer rate, and there has appeared a need for more scientific psychology, so the magazine adapted, including more science and partnerships with Scientific American Mind, Psychology Today( from US) and Skeptical Inquirer Magazine.

After all these years, Psihologia Azi has become a leader of the magazines market in the psychology field, with a monthly circulation of 20.000 copies and an audience of almost 100.000 persons per month.

Psychosomatics Magazine

Cover Psihosomatica

First editon was issued in january 2006, as a special edition sold with Psihologia Azi. The magazine is being published with support from Romanian Association for Psychosomatics and Health Medicine, led by professor Ioan-Bradu Iamandescu, PhD.

The magazine presents useful information for general public regarding connections between body&mind and the psychosomatic disorders.

Psihosomatica is now a part of the Info-Sanatate free health magazines, and it is being distributed in hospitals and private clinics, members of Info-Sanatate Network.

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The Romanian Psychology Expo & Fair (www.salonulpsi.ro)

The Romanian Psychology Expo & Fair has more than 15.000 vizitors in the 4 days of the event

Launched in 2005, the Romanian Psychology Expo & Fair is a unique event for large audience, where psychologists and experts from related fields presents their services and offers to the public. The event take place during 4 days,  at the largest exhibition venue downtown Bucharest (Sala Palatului), using more than 2.000 sqm on two levels.

The Psychology Expo has become a well-known event with an average 15.ooo visitors, 70 exhibitors (universities, psychology and psychotherapy associations, ngos, HR companies, private clinics, publishing houses) more than 60 workshops and presentations, with an average of 130 participants at each workshop.

Modern technologies are available to the visitors. In the image above: a virtual reality technology used in psychotherapy, at the booth of Faculty of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca.

At the Psychology Expo & Fair, visitors can experience psychology services directly at 5 special interactive locations: Dreamwork and Dream Exploration Center, Psychological Testing Center, Art-therapy and Evaluation for Kids Center, Psychological Counselling Center, Graphology Center.

Special locations:
Psi Science Area: a locations dedicated to the latest technologies in psychology research.
Body& Mind:  where psychosomatics and alternative methods are presented (colour therapy, acupuncture, music therapy etc.)

At the Psychology Expo & Fair take place other two special events: “The Excellence in Psychology Awards” and the launching of  “The Romanian Catalogue of Psychological Tests and Assessment Instruments””, the only catalogue presenting all the assessment instruments and tests used in Romania.

The Excellence Awards for Promoting Psychology

Winners of “The Excellence in Promoting Psychology Awards”, 2008

The Excellence in Psychology Awards are given to organisations and individuals that over the past year have promoted and supported promoting of psychology. The evaluation jury is formed from well-known psychologists, involved in promoting psychology all over Romania.

The categories where awards are given are:
- Books and Magazines: publishing houses
- Education: universities, non-profit organisations
- Training & events for large audience
- Assesment and Psychological Testing
- Mass-Media
- Special awards for outstanding activities

“Center for Psychological Tests and Assessment Instruments (www.testepsi.ro)

Center for Psychological Testing at the Romanian Psychology Expo &Fair

“Center for Psychological Tests and Assesment Instruments” was launched in 2005, by me and my colleague Miruna Mihailescu, to satisfy a developing need for professional resources in the assessment field. The Center organizes annualy the special location “Center for Psychological Testing” at the Romanian Psychology Expo &Fair, and publishes “The Romanian Catalogue of Psychological Tests and Assessment Instruments“.