Health care workers’ perspectives on the challenges and possibilities of music therapy within medication-free treatment services

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Table 1. Focus group participants.

Focus group discussion 1 (FGD1), December 2017 District Psychiatric Clinic Psychiatrists and psychologists	Focus group discussion 2 (FGD2), June 2018 District Psychiatric Clinic Bachelor-level education	Focus group discussion 3 (FGD3), June 2018 University of Bergen Music therapists
Moderator: CHO Secretary: MV	Moderator: CHO Secretary: MV	Moderator: CHO Secretary: BS
P*1: Man 60–70** Psychiatrist	P1: Man, 40–50** Mental health nurse	P1: Man, 30–40** Master of music therapy
P2: Man, 40–50 Psychologist	P2: Woman, 30–40 Physiotherapist	P2: Man, 50–60 PhD in music therapy
P3: Woman, 50–60 Psychologist	P3: Woman, 50–60 Occupational therapist	P3: Woman, 20–30 Master of music therapy
P4: Woman, 40–50 Psychiatrist	P4: Woman, 40–50 Social educator	P4: Man, 20–30 Master of music therapy
P5: Woman, 40–50 Psychologist	P5: Man, 40–50 Occupational therapist	P5: Man, 30–40 Master of music therapy
P6: Woman, 40–50 Psychiatrist		P6: Man, 30–40 Master of music therapy

*P: Participant **Age range. We chose to provide an age range rather than the correct age of each participant to increase confidentiality.