Worked as an assistant professor at CRCSRE ,Ranchi, in department of clinical psychology for 3 months approx. from 01/12/2023 to 28/02/2024 .

2.Worked as an assistant professor at CIP,Ranchi, in department of clinical psychology for 6 years approx. from 18/03/2017 to 30/06/2023 .

3.Worked as Consultant Clinical psychologist in Department of psychiatry in Tata Motors Hospital (TMH), Jamshedpur for 6 years and 2 months .

Worked as a co-guide for students pursuing M.Phil. in clinical psychology (CIP, Ranchi).

2. Sinha Pand Sinha VK (2008). Diagnostic efficacy of Rorschach Perceptual Thinking Index (PTI) in children and adolescents with psychosis. M.Phil. Dissertation submitted to Ranchi University.

M Phil Dissertation supervision:

2017-2018 : comparison of Executive Functioning among OCD with autogenous obsession,

OCD with reactive obsession and normal healthy group. Mr.K.S Rajgopalan

2017-2018 : Traumatic Index As A Correlate Of Childhood Trauma In Adolescents With

Dissociative Disorder: A Controlled Study – Ms. Ankita Paul

2018-2019: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Autobiographical Memory Specificity in

Dissociative Disorders: A comparative study – Ms Sheeba Shamsudeen

2019-2020 : Cognitive and neurophysiological correlates of dissociative Disorders in

adolescents: a comparative study – Ms Manaswita Sinha

2019 -2020 : Neurocognitive and Metacognitive Endophenotypes in First Episode

Schizophrenia: Mr Pankaj Narayan

2019 -2020 : Executive function and social cognition in adolescents With frontal lobe

epilepsy and idiopathic generalised Epilepsy: a neuropsychological profile : Ms Meghna Sain

2020 – 2021 : Disgust in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A Biofeedback-based physiological

correlates study :Ms Renuka Tushar Mulay

2020 – 2021 : Role of trauma, shame and narrative memory in dissociative Disorders: a

mixed- a method study : Ms. Divyanshi Pandey

Books:

1. Book chapter –‘Mindfulness based strategies to deal with stress’ in a book titled ‘Mindfulness and alternative healing: the new normal’

Articles in Journals:

• Bakhla AK, Prakriti S, Kumar PA. A Case of Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Proxy. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2012;14(4)
• Bakhla AK, Sinha P, Sharan R, Binay Y, Verma V, Chaudhury S. Anxiety in school students: Role of parenting and gender. Industrial Psychiatry Journal. 2013;22(2):131-137.
• Sinha P, Bakhla AK, Patnaik AK, Chaudhury S. Seasonal obsessive-compulsive disorder. Industrial Psychiatry Journal. 2014;23(2):160-162.
• Nath K, Bhattacharya A, Sinha P,Praharaj SK. Devaki syndrome: a culture-bound psychological reaction in Indian Hindu women in response to repeated pregnancy loss? Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2015 Feb;13:13-5.
• Praharaj SK, Goyal N, Sarkar S, Bagati D, Sinha P,Sinha VK. Musical obsession or pseudohallucination: electrophysiological standpoint. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2009 Apr;63(2):230-4.
• Bakhla Ak, Sinha P, Shailaja Y, Pattojoshi A, Sharan R. A study of anxiety in school students: Role of sibling seniority.Orissa journal of psychiatry. 2013:25-34.
• Bakhla AK, Sinha P, Sharan R, Binay Y, Verma V, Chaudhary S. Psychological Aspect of Visual Impairment in Children. Rinpas Journal.2011;3(2):393-400.
• Pratap A, Akhtar S, Sinha P, Bakhla AK. Escitalopram-induced severe akathisia leading to suicide attempt. Industrial psychiatry journal. 2019 Jul;28(2):315.
• Sinha P, Singh AK, Pratap A, Bakhla AK. Diagnostic efficiency of rorschach perceptual thinking index (pti) in children and adolescent with psychosis. International journal of Scientific Research. 2020 Feb;9(2):1.
• Sinha P, Parihar A, Pratap A, Bhattacharya A, Bakhla AK, Chaudhury S. Neuropsychological Assessment. Psychiatry and Mental Health. 2016:33.
• Chakraborty S, Sinha P, Pratap A, Das B, Kumar V. Impact of COVID‐19 on death anxiety in patients with anxiety spectrum disorders: A case–control study. Arch Ment Health 0;0:0.

Child and adolescent mental health, anxiety disorders, trauma and personality disorders

.Participated in the workshop on “Comparing and Contrasting Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with other therapies”, organized by PSY Academia, Calicut, Kerala in July 2020.

2.Participated in the workshop on “Cognitive behaviour Psychotherapy”, organized by YourDost Academy, in July 2019.

3.Attended as resource person a Three Day CRE Accredited National Seminar on “School Mental Health Programme: Implementation and Barriers” jointly organized by Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi and Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi on 2nd to 4th September, 2019.on September, 2019.

4. Attended as resource person a Three Day CRE Accredited National Seminar on”Understanding Specific Learning Disability: Assessment, Diagnosis & Intervention”jointly organized by Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi and Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi on 25th -27th April, 2019.
5. Two Days National Level Workshop on “Rorschach: Exner’s Comprehensive System” jointly organized by Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi and Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi on 16th -17th March, 2020.

Registered with Rehabilitation council of India. Registration number A27533.

Professional life Member of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist – PLM-332/08/10