<sod>He has contributed to the assimilation of cognitive science principles in the clinical field<ref>{{Cite journal|last=David|first=Daniel|last2=Szentagotai|first2=Aurora|date=2006-05-01|title=Cognitions in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies; toward an integrative model|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735805001352|journal=Clinical Psychology Review|volume=26|issue=3|pages=284–298|doi=10.1016/j.cpr.2005.09.003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=David|first=Daniel|last2=Miclea|first2=Mircea|last3=Opre|first3=Adrian|date=2004-04-01|title=The information-processing approach to the human mind: Basics and beyond|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jclp.10250/abstract|journal=Journal of Clinical Psychology|language=en|volume=60|issue=4|pages=353–368|doi=10.1002/jclp.10250|issn=1097-4679}}</ref>. A more specific contribution was focused on developing the theory and practice of [[Rational emotive behavior therapy|rational-emotive]] and [[Cognitive behavioral therapy|cognitive-behavioral therapies]] (CBT/REBT)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rational and irrational beliefs in human functioning and disturbances; Implication for research, theory, and practice|last=David|first=Daniel|last2=Lynn|first2=Steven|last3=Ellis|first3=Albert|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2010|isbn=9780195182231|location=New York|pages=|via=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Cognitive therapy of personality disorders|last=David|first=Daniel|last2=Freeman|first2=Arthur|publisher=Guilford Press|year=2014|isbn=9781462518050|editor-last=Beck|editor-first=Aaron|edition=Third|location=New York|pages=|chapter=Overview of cognitive behavior therapy of personality disorders|editor-last2=Davis|editor-first2=Denise|editor-last3=Freeman|editor-first3=Arthur|via=}}</ref>, which brought him both the [[Aaron T. Beck Award]] and the [[Albert Ellis Award]] of the [http://psychotherapy.psiedu.ubbcluj.ro/ International Institute for the Advanced Study of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health]. In 2004 he was invited as "Guest Editor" by the ''[[Journal of Clinical Psychology]]'' to organize a special issue titled: "Cognitive revolution in clinical psychology: Beyond the behavioral approach" in order to present the state-of-the-art regarding the impact of the cognitive revolution on the clinical field<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Journal of Clinical Psychology - Volume 60, Issue 4 - Cognitive Revolution in Clinical Psychology: Beyond the Behavioral Approach - Wiley Online Library|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jclp.v60:4/issuetoc|doi=10.1002/jclp.v60:4/issuetoc}}</ref>. As founding editor of the ''[http://jebp.psychotherapy.ro/ Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies]'' (abstracted: SSCI/Thomson ISI Web of Science; SCOPUS; PsycInfo; IBSS and full text: EBSCO; ProQuest<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jebp.psychotherapy.ro/|title=Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies|website=Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref>), a Journal focused on evidence-based practice, he has supported the evidence-based approach in the clinical field. At this moment, is co-editor of the prestigious ''[http://www.springer.com/psychology/psychology+general/journal/10942 Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.springer.com/psychology/psychology+general/journal/10942|title=Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy  - incl. option to publish open access|website=springer.com|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref>. In 2013, the two research platforms, [http://clinicalpsychology.psiedu.ubbcluj.ro/skyra/ The SkyRa Platform] for Clinical Cognitive Neurosciences and the [http://www.psytech.ro/ PsyTech-Matrix Platform] in Robotics/Robotherapy and Virtual Reality Psychotherapy, that he is coordinating as part of the [http://psychotherapy.psiedu.ubbcluj.ro/ International Institute for the Advanced Study of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health], have both been included in [http://portal.meril.eu/converis-esf/publicweb/startpage?lang=1 Mapping of the European Research Infrastructure Landscape] (MERIL database).<ref name="meril_institute">{{Cite web|url=http://portal.meril.eu/converis-esf/publicweb/research_infrastructure/3446|title=MERIL - RI Information System|last=AG|first=Avedas|website=portal.meril.eu|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref><eod>
<sod>He has contributed to the assimilation of cognitive science principles in the clinical field.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=David|first=Daniel|last2=Szentagotai|first2=Aurora|date=2006-05-01|title=Cognitions in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies; toward an integrative model|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735805001352|journal=Clinical Psychology Review|volume=26|issue=3|pages=284–298|doi=10.1016/j.cpr.2005.09.003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=David|first=Daniel|last2=Miclea|first2=Mircea|last3=Opre|first3=Adrian|date=2004-04-01|title=The information-processing approach to the human mind: Basics and beyond|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jclp.10250/abstract|journal=Journal of Clinical Psychology|language=en|volume=60|issue=4|pages=353–368|doi=10.1002/jclp.10250|issn=1097-4679}}</ref> A more specific contribution was focused on developing the theory and practice of [[Rational emotive behavior therapy|rational-emotive]] and [[Cognitive behavioral therapy|cognitive-behavioral therapies]] (CBT/REBT)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rational and irrational beliefs in human functioning and disturbances; Implication for research, theory, and practice|last=David|first=Daniel|last2=Lynn|first2=Steven|last3=Ellis|first3=Albert|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2010|isbn=9780195182231|location=New York|pages=|via=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Cognitive therapy of personality disorders|last=David|first=Daniel|last2=Freeman|first2=Arthur|publisher=Guilford Press|year=2014|isbn=9781462518050|editor-last=Beck|editor-first=Aaron|edition=Third|location=New York|pages=|chapter=Overview of cognitive behavior therapy of personality disorders|editor-last2=Davis|editor-first2=Denise|editor-last3=Freeman|editor-first3=Arthur|via=}}</ref>, which brought him both the [[Aaron T. Beck Award]] and the [[Albert Ellis Award]] of the [http://psychotherapy.psiedu.ubbcluj.ro/ International Institute for the Advanced Study of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health]. In 2004 he was invited as "Guest Editor" by the ''[[Journal of Clinical Psychology]]'' to organize a special issue titled: "Cognitive revolution in clinical psychology: Beyond the behavioral approach" in order to present the state-of-the-art regarding the impact of the cognitive revolution on the clinical field.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Journal of Clinical Psychology - Volume 60, Issue 4 - Cognitive Revolution in Clinical Psychology: Beyond the Behavioral Approach - Wiley Online Library|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jclp.v60:4/issuetoc|doi=10.1002/jclp.v60:4/issuetoc}}</ref> As founding editor of the ''[http://jebp.psychotherapy.ro/ Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies]'' (abstracted: SSCI/Thomson ISI Web of Science; SCOPUS; PsycInfo; IBSS and full text: EBSCO; ProQuest<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jebp.psychotherapy.ro/|title=Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies|website=Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref>), a Journal focused on evidence-based practice, he has supported the evidence-based approach in the clinical field. At this moment, is co-editor of the prestigious ''[http://www.springer.com/psychology/psychology+general/journal/10942 Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.springer.com/psychology/psychology+general/journal/10942|title=Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy  - incl. option to publish open access|website=springer.com|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref> In 2013, the two research platforms, [http://clinicalpsychology.psiedu.ubbcluj.ro/skyra/ The SkyRa Platform] for Clinical Cognitive Neurosciences and the [http://www.psytech.ro/ PsyTech-Matrix Platform] in Robotics/Robotherapy and Virtual Reality Psychotherapy, that he is coordinating as part of the [http://psychotherapy.psiedu.ubbcluj.ro/ International Institute for the Advanced Study of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health], have both been included in [http://portal.meril.eu/converis-esf/publicweb/startpage?lang=1 Mapping of the European Research Infrastructure Landscape] (MERIL database).<ref name="meril_institute">{{Cite web|url=http://portal.meril.eu/converis-esf/publicweb/research_infrastructure/3446|title=MERIL - RI Information System|last=AG|first=Avedas|website=portal.meril.eu|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref><eod>