Research Articles
You will find here links to recent research articles published by staff at Spectrum:
FII and Autism: What is the Evidence Base? - an article by Dr Gullon-Scott and Cathie Long challenging the construct of Fabricated or Induced Illness and exploring the risks for neurodivergent families to be inappropriately investigated as a result of current criteria.
Fabricated or Induced Illness and Perplexing Presentations: Abbreviated Practice Guide for Social Work Practitioners - developed to help guide social workers to be careful not to assume FII and to be more aware of neurodivergence and 'hidden' disabilities. Co-authored by Fiona Gullon-Scott.
“It’s not always textbook social anxiety”: A survey-based study investigating the nature of social anxiety and experiences of therapy in autistic people" - an article by Alex Wilson and Fiona Gullon-Scott looking at the ways in which social anxiety differs for autistic people.
Social Anxiety in Autistic People: Does the Clark and Wells Model fit? - an article by Alex Wilson and Fiona Gullon-Scott looking at why we need to adapt therapeutic approaches to supporting social anxiety for autistic people.
Facial Emotion Recognition in Autistic Adult Females correlates with Alexithymia, not Autism - an article by Louise Ola and Fiona Gullon-Scott outlining how autistic individuals only struggle to process emotions if they are also alexithymic.
The prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress and their relationship to length of service in the UK police force - an article by Paul Gullon-Scott and Laura Longstaff looking at rates of mental health difficulties in UK police, and the links to length of service.
"UK-based digital forensic investigators and the impact of exposure to traumatic material" - and article by Paul Gullon-Scott and Darren Johnson exploring rates of secondary trauma and associated mental health difficulties in digital forensic investigators.
An interview in Forensic Focus with Paul Gullon-Scott exploring his research and practical work around supporting DFI's to protect mental health and wellbeing.
Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum and Asperger Syndrome in Adults in the Community - paper published with Dr Gullon-Scott as co-author, exploring numbers of adults with undiagnosed autism in the general population.