A proof-of-concept study for the use of a computerised avatar to embody the eating disorder voice in anorexia nervosa.

"Declarations Conflict of interestThe authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. Ethical approvalThis study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the UK London-Hampstead Research Ethics Sub-Committee (18/LO/0168). Informed consentAll participants provided written informed consent to take part in the study. Consent to participateInformed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Conflict of interest The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose."

"Funding Open access funding provided by Università degli Studi di Padova within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. This work was funded by The British Academy, Leverhulme Small Research Grant (project reference number: SRG20/201222) awarded to Dr Valentina Cardi and Dr Thomas Ward; and by the Psychiatry Research Trust (grant reference 29 Aya), awarded to Dr Valentina Cardi and Professor Janet Treasure. Valentina Cardi is supported by a grant from MIUR (Dipartimenti di Eccellenza DM 11/05/2017 n. 262) to the Department of General Psychology at the University of Padova (Italy). Janet Treasure and Valentina Cardi acknowledge financial support from the Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London."