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Ailsa Russell is a Reader in the Department of Psychology. She is a Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Clinical Psychologist and a BABCP accredited CBT therapist. Ailsa leads on the MSc in Applied Clinical Psychology. She is a member of the Centre for Applied Autism Research at the University of Bath. She is the principal investigator on a HTA funded study investigating the feasibility of guided self-help for depression in adults with autism. Research interests include developing effective psychological interventions for people with Autism.

Research interests

Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Adapting evidence based psychological interventions for people with developmental disorders
Neuropsychological facets of atypical development

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Projects 2015 2019

1 Active
2 Finished

Guided Self-Help for Depression in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Russell, A.

1/12/15 → 31/05/18

Project: Central government, health and local authorities

IAA REF Autism Awareness

Brosnan, M., Ashwin, C., Maras, K. & Russell, A.

1/04/19 → 30/06/19

Project: Research council

Validation of the Systemic Family Practice-Session Rating Scale

Butler, C., Loades, M. & Russell, A.

1/03/16 → 30/11/16

Project: UK charity

Research Output 1997 2019

34 Article
3 Poster
1 Book

2 Citations (Scopus)

Protocol for a feasibility study and randomised pilot trial of a low intensity psychological intervention for depression in adults with autism: The Autism Depression Trial (ADEPT)

Russell, A., Cooper, K., Barton, S., Ensum, I., Gaunt, D., Horwood, J., Ingham, B., Kessler, D., Metcalfe, C., Rai, D., Parr, J. & Wiles, N., 3 Dec 2017, In : BMJ Open. 7, e019545.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Feasibility Studies

Autistic Disorder

Depression

Psychology

Randomized Controlled Trials

57 Citations (Scopus)

Cognitive behavior therapy for comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: A randomized controlled trial

Russell, A. J., Jassi, A., Fullana, M. A., Mack, H., Johnston, K., Heyman, I., Murphy, D. G. & Mataix-Cols, D., Aug 2013, In : Depression and Anxiety. 30, 8, p. 697-708 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Cognitive Therapy

Anxiety

Randomized Controlled Trials

Therapeutics

1 Citation (Scopus)

Adapting Psychological Therapies for Autism

Cooper, K., Loades, M. E. & Russell, A., Jan 2018, In : Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. p. 43-50

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Cognitive Therapy

Autistic Disorder

Psychology

Aptitude

Therapeutics

10 Citations (Scopus)

Social Identity, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health in Autism

Cooper, K., Smith, L. G. E. & Russell, A., 1 Dec 2017, In : European Journal of Social Psychology. 47, 7, p. 844-854

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Social Identification

Autistic Disorder

Self Concept

Mental Health

Anxiety

Depression in Autistic Adults: Rumination and Insistence on Sameness

Cooper, K. & Russell, A., 2019.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster