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Professor Nimisha Patel
Clinical tutor
Department of Professional Psychology , School Of Psychology
OVERVIEW
Nimisha has extensive experience in clinical work, research and policy development in relations to torture survivors.
CURRENT RESEARCH
- Torture and clinical psychology: clinical practice, clinical services and outcome evaluation
- Right to rehabilitation as a form of reparation for torture survivors
- The impact and use of medico-legal reports in support of allegations of torture in the UK asylum determination process
- Gender and torture
- Complicity of psychologists in torture
PUBLICATIONS
Publicly available research outputs are available to download from UEL's Research Open Access Repository (ROAR).
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
- Patel, N. (2010). Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose?: Commentary on Turpin & Coleman. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 9(2), 30–31. doi:10.2304/plat.2010.9.2.30
- Harper, D., Patel, N., Davidson, S., & Byrne, A. (2007). Drawing back the curtain: maintaining a critical stance in clinical psychology training. International Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 7(4), 201–210.
- Patel, N. (2007). The prevention of torture: role of clinical psychology. International Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 7(4), 229–246.
- Patel, N., & Mahtani, A. (2007). The politics of working with refugee survivors of torture. Special Issue: Refugees and Asylum seekers, The Psychologist, 20(3), 164–166.
- Patel, N., & Fatimilehin, I. (2005). Racism and clinical psychology: what's changed? Special Edition on Racism, Forum, Division of Clinical Psychology.
- Patel, N. (2003). Clinical psychology: reinforcing inequalities or facilitating empowerment? The International Journal of Human Rights, 7(1), 16–39. doi:10.1080/714003792
Books
- Patel, N., & Granville-Chapman, C. (in press). Clinical guidelines for the health assessment and documentation of torture. London: Medical Foundation with the Department of Health (UK).
- Patel, N., Bennett, E., Dennis, M., Dosanjh, N., Miller, A., Mahtani, A., et al. (2000). Clinical psychology, 'race' and culture: a resource pack for trainers. Leicester: BPS Books.
- Patel, N. (1999). Getting the evidence: ethical guidelines for mental health research involving issues of 'race', ethnicity and culture: Transcultural Psychiatry Society, UK & MIND Publications.
- Lavender, T., Callanan, M., Carstairs, K., & Patel, N. (1997). Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-revised, neuropsychological instrument, British examiner's manual, Psychological Corporation. London: Harcourt Brace & Company.
Book Chapters
- Davidson, S., & Patel, N. (2008). Power and identity: personal and professional development of clinical psychologists. In J. Hughes & S. Youngson (Eds.), Personal and professional development in clinical psychology. London: Brunner-Routledge.
- Patel, N. (2008). Developing psychological services in the NHS for refugee survivors of torture. In S. Fernando & F. Keating (Eds.), Mental health in a multi ethnic society. London: Routledge.
- Patel, N. (2007). Torture, psychology and the 'war on terror'. In R. Roberts (Ed.), Just war, Iraq and psychology. Ross-on-Wye: PCCS.
- Newland, J., & Patel, N. (2004). Professional and ethical practice in a multiethnic society. In R. Tribe & J. Morrissey (Eds.), Professional and ethical issues in psychology. London: Brunner-Routledge.
- Patel, N. (2004). Power and difference in clinical psychology supervision: the case of 'race' and culture. In I. Fleming & L. Steen (Eds.), Supervision and clinical psychology: theory, practice and perspectives. London: Brunner-Routledge.
- Patel, N., & Mahtani, A. (2004). Psychological approach to rape as torture. In M. Peel (Ed.), Rape as a method of torture. London: Medical Society for the Care of Victims of Torture.
- Patel, N. (2002). Speaking with the silenced: addressing issues of empowerment when working with interpreters and refugee people. In H. Raval & Tribe (Eds.), Working with interpreters in mental health. London: Brunner-Routledge.
- Patel, N., & Fatimilehin, I. (1999). Racism and mental health. In C. Newnes, G. Holmes & C. Dunn (Eds.), This is madness a critical look at psychiatry and the future of mental health services. Ross-on-Wye: PCCS.
Keynotes
- Patel, N. (2009). Psychological aspects of torture and its consequences. United Nations Development Partnership, with Memoria, Rehabilitation Centre for the Treatment of Victims of Torture, Chisinau, Moldova.
- Patel, N. (2009). Research relevant to torture: challenges and opportunities of integrating health and human rights research. European Network of Rehabilitation and Treatment centres for torture survivors, Barcelona, Spain.
- Patel, N. (2006). Clinical psychology: a tool in promoting social justice? University of Leicester.
- Patel, N. (2005). Gendering torture: a human rights approach to rape. Psychology of Women's Section Annual Conference, British Psychological Society, Windsor.
- Patel, N. (2004). Psychologists in the dock: complicity in torture in the 'war of terror' BAFF: Bundesweite Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Psychosozialen Zentrun fur Fluchtlinge und Folteropfer: a German association of organisations working with survivors of torture, Berlin. Invited Presentations
- Patel, N. (2008). Reparation for torture survivors: psychological perspectives on the Torture Damages Bill. Houses of Parliament, All Parliamentary Committee meeting on Torture Damages Bill.
TEACHING
Course leader:
Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology
MODULES
Course leader:
Social Inequalities and Clinical Psychology Core
Publications
The last four years of publications can be viewed below.
Full publications list
Visit the research repository to view a full list of publications
- Dismantling the scaffolding of institutional racism and institutionalising anti-racism Journal of Family Therapy. 44 (1), pp. 91-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.12367
- Critical Human Rights-Based Approach to Applied Psychology: Context and power in: Patel, N.Human Rights Education for Psychologists . Routledge
- Editorial: Being nice is not enough Clinical Psychology Forum. 323, pp. 1-2
- Psychological, social, and welfare interventions for torture survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials PLoS Medicine. 16 (Art. e1002919). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002919
- Human Rights-Based Approach to Applied Psychology European Psychologist. 24, pp. 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000371
- Conceptualising rehabilitation as reparation for torture survivors: a clinical perspective The International Journal of Human Rights. 23 (9), pp. 1546-1568. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2019.1612373
- Developing policy-relevant skills in clinical psychology training Clinical Psychology Forum. 301, pp. 9-14. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpscpf.2018.1.301.9