Individuals diagnosed with eating disorders (ED) experience persistent symptoms related to eating and food intake. These symptoms significantly impact an individual’s overall physical health and psychosocial functioning. They often have psychiatric comorbidities that contribute to the complexity of the disorder and necessitate a psychotherapeutic approach to uncover and work through unresolved emotions and experiences. GIM is an in-depth music psychotherapy method utilizing therapist-programmed music to support uncovering and examining underlying and unresolved issues. The literature surrounding GIM with clients with EDs is limited to clinical case studies. This feasibility study integrated GIM sessions into clients' usual ED treatment. Eight adult females engaged in ED treatment received a total of 116 GIM sessions over a 12-month period. Participants rated the feasibility of GIM in ED treatment as 6 (very easy) and rated the helpfulness of GIM as 6.5 (very helpful). Analysis of the questionnaires identified nine subthemes and three themes that emerged related to perceived benefits. The three themes include insight (feeling stuck, fear factor, and need for change), emotional processes (identifying emotions, experiencing emotions, and processing emotions), and growth (discovering inner strengths, developing self-belief, and letting go). Challenges identified included: fear of the unfamiliar and learning to trust self.

被诊断患有饮食失调 (ED) 的个体会出现与饮食和食物摄入相关的持续症状。这些症状显着影响个人的整体身体健康和心理社会功能。他们经常患有精神合并症，导致疾病变得更加复杂，因此需要采用心理治疗方法来发现和解决未解决的情绪和经历。GIM 是一种深入的音乐心理治疗方法，利用治疗师编程的音乐来支持发现和检查潜在的和未解决的问题。有关 ED 患者 GIM 的文献仅限于临床案例研究。这项可行性研究将 GIM 课程整合到客户的常规 ED 治疗中。8 名接受 ED 治疗的成年女性在 12 个月内总共接受了 116 次 GIM 治疗。参与者将 GIM 在 ED 治疗中的可行性评为 6 分（非常容易），将 GIM 的帮助性评为 6.5 分（非常有帮助）。对问卷的分析确定了与感知效益相关的九个子主题和三个主题。这三个主题包括洞察力（感觉被困、恐惧因素和改变的需要）、情绪过程（识别情绪、体验情绪和处理情绪）和成长（发现内在优势、发展自信和放手）。确定的挑战包括：对陌生事物的恐惧和学会相信自己。