About us

An association built by physicians, for clinical practice

The Association for the Study and Diagnosis of Neuropsychiatric Disorders is a non-governmental, non-profit and independent organisation based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Our purpose
Raising awareness of the impact of neuropsychiatric disorders on the general population, promoting their diagnosis and treatment, and supporting research in the field.
Why diagnosis

Neuropsychiatric disorders sit at the border between neurology and psychiatry, and this intermediate position often means they are recognised late. A patient may pass through several specialties before the clinical picture is read correctly, and the time lost translates into disease course and quality of life.

This is why diagnosis is the first word in the association's name and the axis around which we organise our work: diagnostic tools, training for physicians, information for patients, and research to support all of these.

Board of directors

Who leads the association

Two psychiatrists and a neurologist — precisely the border on which neuropsychiatric disorders lie.

DP

Dr Denis Pavăl

President

Psychiatrist

OC

Dr Octavia-Oana Căpățînă

Vice-president

Senior psychiatrist

NG

Dr Nicoleta Gherghel-Pavăl

Vice-president

Neurologist

In the Romanian medical system, physicians hold the grade of medic specialist after completing residency, and may advance by examination to medic primar — the senior grade — after at least five further years of practice.

Official details

Legal identity

Legal name
Asociația pentru Studiul și Diagnosticarea Bolilor Neuropsihiatrice
Legal form
Non-profit association under Romanian Law no. 246/2005 and Government Ordinance no. 26/2000
Tax ID (CIF)
51084367 (assigned on 03.01.2025)
Registered office
Calea Turzii 68, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania
ANAF Register
Listed since 26.02.2025 in the register of entities eligible for tax deductions

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