TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - A diary study of action slips in healthy individuals
JO  - Clinical neuropsychologist, The
A1  - Jónsdóttir, Maria K.
A1  - Adólfsdóttir, Steinunn
A1  - Cortez, Runa Dogg
A1  - Gunnarsdóttir, Maria
A1  - Gústafsdóttir, Agusta Hlin
SP  - 875
EP  - 883
VL  - 21
IS  - 6
N2  - Memory complaints following minor head injury or whiplash are common and often bear similarity to absent mindedness or action slips (Reason, 1979). We replicated Reason's study by asking 189 healthy volunteers to keep diaries of their action slips for a week. The mean number of slips was 6.4 (SD = 4.9). Perceived stress did not correlate with number of slips but there was a weak positive correlation between action slips and scores on a memory failures questionnaire. Memory diaries may be clinically useful when assessing individuals who worry about cognitive sequelae of minor injuries. Diaries clarify the nature of the complaints and may have therapeutic value by demonstrating that the memory slips are less frequent than estimated by the patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1385-4046
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854040701220044
ID  - ref1
ER  -