Dr Ailsa Russell
Senior Lecturer / Clinical Director Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
6 West 0.2
Email: a.j.russell@bath.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 38 5517
Profile
Ailsa is the Clinical Director for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She is a chartered and HCPC registered clinical psychologist. Ailsa will be working with the programme team, trainees and regional supervisors to facilitate high quality, enjoyable and rewarding practice placements.
Ailsa’s more recent research has focused on studies of people with Autism, in particular trying to adapt or develop effective psychological interventions for emotional disorders in this group with focus on anxiety and OCD. She has worked to develop a national specialist assessment and treatment service for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and adults with ADHD.
Research interests
- Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Adapting evidence based psychological interventions for people with developmental disorders
- Neuropsychological facets of atypical development
Teaching
Postgraduate
Publications
Articles
Russell, A. J., Jassi, A., Fullana, M. A., Mack, H., Johnston, K., Heyman, I., Murphy, D. G. and Mataix-Cols, D., 2013. Forthcoming. Cognitive behavior therapy for co-morbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: a randomized controlled trial. Depression and Anxiety
Pertusa, A., Bejerot, S., Eriksson, J., de la Cruz, L. F., Bonde, S., Russell, A. and Mataix-Cols, D., 2012. Do patients with Hoarding disorder have Autistic Traits? Depression and Anxiety, 29 (3), pp. 210-218.
Johnston, K., Madden, A. K., Bramham, J. and Russell, A. J., 2011. Response inhibition in adults with autism spectrum disorder compared to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41 (7), pp. 903-912.
Mack, H., Fullana, M. A., Russell, A. J., Mataix-Cols, D., Nakatani, E. and Heyman, I., 2010. Obsessions and compulsions in children with Asperger's syndrome or high-functioning autism: a case-control study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44 (12), pp. 1082-1088.
Bramham, J., Ambery, F., Young, S., Morris, R., Russell, A. J., Xenitidis, K., Asherson, P. and Murphy, D., 2009. Executive functioning differences between adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorder in initiation, planning and strategy formation. Autism, 13 (3), pp. 245-264.
Russell, A. J., Mataix-Cols, D., Anson, M. A. W. and Murphy, D. G. M., 2008. Psychological treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder in people with autism spectrum disorders – a pilot study. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 78 (1), pp. 59-61.
North, A., Russell, A. J. and Gudjonsson, G., 2008. High functioning autism spectrum disorders: an investigation of psychological vulnerabilities during interrogative interview. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 19 (3), pp. 323-334.
Ambery, F. Z., Russell, A. J., Perry, K., Morris, R. and Murphy, D. G. M., 2006. Neuropsychological functioning in adults with Asperger syndrome. Autism, 10 (6), pp. 551-564.
Russell, A. J., Mataix-Cols, D., Anson, M. and Murphy, D. G. M., 2005. Obsessions and compulsions in Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 186 (6), pp. 525-528.
Reed, S., Russell, A. J., Xentidis, K. and Murphy, D. G. M., 2004. People with learning disabilities in a low secure in-patient unit: comparison of offenders and non-offenders. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 185 (6), pp. 499-504.
Munro, J. C., Russell, A. J., Murray, R. M., Kerwin, R. W. and Jones, P. B., 2002. IQ in childhood psychiatric attendees predicts outcome of later schizophrenia at 21 year follow-up. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 106 (2), pp. 139-142.
Xeniditis, K., Russell, A. J. and Murphy, D., 2001. Management of people with challenging behaviour. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 7 (2), pp. 109-116.
Gilvarry, C. M., Russell, A. J., Jones, P., Sham, P., Hemsley, D. and Murray, R. M., 2001. Verbal fluency in patients with schizophrenia and affective psychoses and their first-degree relatives. Psychological Medicine, 31 (04), pp. 695-704.
Russell, A. J., Munro, J., Jones, P. B., Hayward, P., Hemsley, D. R. and Murray, R. M., 2000. The National Adult Reading Test as a measure of premorbid IQ in schizophrenia. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 39 (3), pp. 297-305.
Xenitidis, K. I., Henry, J., Russell, A. J., Ward, A. and Murphy, D. G. M., 1999. An inpatient treatment model for adults with mild intellectual disability and challenging behaviour. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 43 (2), pp. 128-134.
Russell, A. J., Munro, J., Jones, P. B., Hemsley, D. and Murray, R. M., 1997. Schizophrenia and the myth of intellectual decline. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154 (5), pp. 635-639.
