Rita Hitching

ORCID: 0000-0002-1636-0807
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Research Areas
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Dental Trauma and Treatments
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Child Therapy and Development

University of Newcastle Australia
2023

VA Palo Alto Health Care System
2019-2022

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
2019-2021

Palo Alto Institute
2021

Royal North Shore Hospital
2013

The University of Sydney
2012-2013

Objective: To explore the clinical reasoning processes underpinning diagnostic and management decision-making in treating patients presenting with psychological distress general practice. Method: Practising GPs were invited to attend small-group workshops which two case histories presented. Discussion was GP-facilitated recorded for thematic analysis. provided demographic data, completed personality attitudinal questionnaires, answered a series of multiple-choice questions embedded cases....

10.1177/1039856212458007 article EN Australasian Psychiatry 2012-09-26

In Iraq and Afghanistan over 75% of the combat casualties suffered by U.S. troops have involved explosive devices. Improvements in body armor advances military medicine significantly reduced number combat-related fatalities, but greatly increased active component personnel suffering painful trauma injuries. Unfortunately, so far, pharmacologic analgesia pain medications not kept pace with survivability. For many Veterans, is a top health complaint from patients. The opioid epidemic has...

10.3389/frvir.2021.742290 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Virtual Reality 2021-11-30

The aim is to increase the understanding of non-sexual boundary challenges and potential personal professional impacts on doctors medical students.We examined peer-reviewed grey literature published commentary cases from Australian health practitioner boards medico-legal insurance companies. Key ideas relating objective our study were subsequently framed into a narrative.Compared 'sexual' crossings, examining 'non-sexual' boundaries scanty, fragmented, difficult find. There are gaps in...

10.1177/10398562231191662 article EN cc-by Australasian Psychiatry 2023-08-10

Introduction The magnitude and exceptional opportunity to research the psychological distress of shelter in place resulted a publication frenzy on smorgasbord studies variable scientific robustness. Confinement, fear contagion, social isolation, financial hardship, etc. equated stratospheric stress levels. decline protective factors as function quarantine anecdotally reflected historic rates anxiety depression. Objectives In this study, we combined 12 variegate datasets developed an...

10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.951 article EN cc-by-nc-nd European Psychiatry 2022-06-01

The scale and duration of the worldwide SARS-COVID-2 virus-related quarantine measures presented global scientific community with a unique opportunity to study accompanying psychological stress. Since March 2020, numerous publications have reported similar findings from diverse international studies on stress, depression, anxiety, which increased during this pandemic. However, there remains gap in interpreting results one country another despite rise mental health problems. objective our was...

10.3390/covid1040058 article EN cc-by COVID 2021-12-01
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