Research Articles
You will find here links to recent research articles published by staff at Spectrum:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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​"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.
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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.
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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.
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