**5. Conclusions**

Based on the current study and previous publications on music and music therapy in people with AN, the following preliminary conclusions can be drawn:


#### **Acknowledgements**

The MSc Mental Health Studies Programme, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London funded the publication costs of this

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*A Software-Assisted Qualitative Study on the Use of Music in People with Anorexia Nervosa*

book chapter. Hubertus Himmerich has received salary support from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) and King's College London.

The authors thank all six patients who took part in the focus group. They would also like to express their gratitude to Caroline Norton and to Zoe Vazquez-Sanchez for supporting the focus groups in the Maudsley and the Bethlem Royal Hospital.

• What impact does listening to your favorite music have on your body and

• How often do you listen to something that is not your usual preference?

• Can you name of experience where music made you feel happy or sad?

• How does it make you feel, if you have to listen to music you do not like?

• Is there a time in your life that you connect a certain situation with a specific

• How does listening to music relate to your emotions?

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

**Appendix: questionnaire for the focus groups**

• What type of music do you prefer to listen to?

• How do you find listening to music?

• How often do you listen to music?

◯ Instrumental, vocals, both

• How do you prefer to listen to music?

◯ Stimulating, relaxing

◯ Recordings, live music

◯ TV, radio, DVD, CD, MP3

**Conflict of interest**

**Listening to music:**

◯ Genre, style

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*A Software-Assisted Qualitative Study on the Use of Music in People with Anorexia Nervosa DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92589*

book chapter. Hubertus Himmerich has received salary support from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) and King's College London.
