patients with addictive, schizophrenic, affective, neurotic,
and personality disorders (mean age 46 ±
14 years) of the Department
of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Marburg/
Germany were included. The „Inventory for the assessment of Activation-
and Arousalmodulation through Music“ (IAAM) was used to ascertain
the dimensions: Relaxation (RX), Cognitive Problem Solving (CP),
Reduction of negative Activation (RA), Fun Seeking (FS) and Arousal
Modulation (AM). Data were compared by ONEWAY analysis with
healthy control populations (n=187 students aged age 21 ± 3 years;
n=106 adults aged 43 ± 6 years)