ANASA was founded in 2007 and is the first Non-Profit Company in Greece that was founded to inform, prevent and support people suffering from eating disorders.

It started with of Georgia (Zeta) Doukas’ initiative and a specialized group of scientists.

ANASA was founded in 2008 the 1st Day Center for Eating Disorders, which is the first out-of-hospital unit to provide primary health services to those suffering from Eating Disorders and provides free diagnosis, treatment and counseling services for sufferers and their families, through a specialized multidisciplinary team of health professionals, consisting of: psychiatrists, child psychiatrist, psychologists, general physician/pathologist, nutritionist, occupational therapist.

The ANASA Day Center, this October completed 12 years of continuous operation and offering to people and Greek society. The path of DC is long and important, but even more important is his companionship with all those who needed and asked for his help over the years.

ANASA DC today records twelve years of uninterrupted operation and continuous service to more than 3,500 people who were faced with Eating Disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder) and sought its help. Its specialized clinical team has so far carried out more than 50,000 clinical (therapeutic) sessions, while it has participated in actions in the Community, to inform and raise public awareness of the very serious Eating Disorders issues. ANASA DC’s offer was uninterrupted even during the recent quarantine period. The entire DC clinical team provided its services on a daily basis, without interruption.

The clinical work of ANASA DC:

Diagnosis and treatment of patients with ED (Eating Disorders)

• Number of telephone calls received by ANASA DC: 16,654
• Number of patients who came to DC for diagnosis and treatment: 3,680
• Number of clinical (therapeutic) sessions: 50,135

Actions in the Community:

Over 70 information-awareness events for the public, by the clinical team of ANASA DC

• Visits to 50 schools in Attica
• Speeches at University conferences
• Seminars for parents, student clubs, etc

Scientific work:

• Organization of two Pan-Hellenic Forums on ED, with international participation of speakers (2009, 2015)
• Organization of three round tables on ED, by the clinical team of ANASA DC, at three Pan-Hellenic Psychiatric Conferences (2012, 2015, 2018)
• Organization of an annual seminar on ED, addressed to mental health specialists
• Oral presentations, lectures and speeches by members of the DC clinical team at hospitals, psychiatric and pathology conferences and workshops, as well as at university psychology departments.

It is a day of celebration and great joy for all of us who support the social work of ANASA and ANASA DC. We celebrate with our patients, with each one separately their personal victory. A victory that gives everyone hope, light, optimism. No one should be left alone on this difficult journey. The journey becomes easier when you share its difficulties…..

A big thank also to all those who helped in ANASA’s social work and continue to join forces with us.

If you want to download the Press Release for the celebration of 12 years of operation of ANASA DC, click here.