About us
E-clinic, legal name: E-clinic – Institut pro studium, prevenci a léčbu poruch příjmu potravy a komorbidních onemocnění, z.ú.
Our mission is to support mental health of children and adults, prevent mental illnesses, and provide tailored support and care to ensure that everyone can receive the best possible care. We focus on areas that have been and often still are "outside the mainstream," resulting in insufficiently developed and limited diagnostic and therapeutic services for clients. We have the background of a number of top experts and we cooperate with professional Czech and foreign organisations and universities. Our experience draws on evidence-based practices and we bring innovative and effective methodologies from abroad.
Our organization was founded in 1991 by Prof. MUDr. Hana Papežová, CSc., with the goal of supporting and treating individuals with eating disorders (ED) and their families, as well as educating professionals, who are still in short supply in the Czech Republic.
For over 10 years, we have also been addressing other conditions often associated with ED, such as depression, anxiety, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adulthood. For all those with ADHD in adulthood, we have developed a comprehensive program, the only one of its kind in the Czech Republic.
For many years, we have also been researching ways to prevent ED. Research indicates that aside from specific prevention and early intervention for at-risk adolescents, it is effective to enhance psychosocial skills in children even before issues arise. By teaching children how to better cope with challenging situations, resolve conflicts, build self-confidence, refrain from self-judgment, manage negative emotions, and seek help when needed, we assist them in better dealing with mental problems during adolescence and adulthood. In 2015, along with our partners, we introduced globally recognized evaluated programs, Zippy‘s and Apple‘s Friends to enhance children's social and coping skills, increasing their well-being and academic achievement. Through these programs, we have trained over 500 school professionals and positively impacted more than 10,000 children in the Czech Republic. We keep receiving very positive feedback from schools.
In the area of prevention, the international ChildTalks+ project also focuses on the at-risk group of children from families in which the parents suffer from mental illness.
The founder and statutory representative is Prof. MUDr. Hana Papežová, Csc.
Board of Directors
Mgr. Jana Gricová, Programme Director
Mgr. Eliška Ředinová, Administrative Director
Markéta Bochinová Borlová
Programme Area Managers:
Adult ADHD: Mgr. Tereza Štěpánková, PhD.
Prevention: Mgr. Pavel Dosoudil
Contact
Email: info@ecinstitut.cz
Marie Eliášová, Coordinator – client appointments: +420 775 715 478
Headquarters: E-clinic, z.ú., Kouřimská 2350/3, 130 00 Praha 3. IČ: 40612384.
Bank account: 35-714140267/0100
Office adress: Olšanská 55/5, 130 00 Praha 3.
Expert Partners
First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
The Centre for Social Services Prague
