Exploring How Virtual Reality Could Be Used to Treat Eating Disorders: Qualitative Study of People With Eating Disorders and Clinicians Who Treat Them

Helen Bould   ^{1, 2, 3, 4} , BMBCh, DPhil ;   Mari-Rose Kennedy   ⁵ , PhD ;   Ian Penton-Voak   ^{3, 6} , PhD ;   Lisa May Thomas   ^{7, 8} , PhD ;   Jon Bird   ⁹ , PhD ;   Lucy Biddle   ^{1, 3, 5} , PhD

¹ Centre for Academic Mental Health, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

² Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

³ NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

⁴ Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucester, United Kingdom

⁵ NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom

⁶ School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

⁷ School for Policy Studies, Centre for Sociodigital Futures, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

⁸ Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol, United Kingdom

⁹ Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom