Blair Aitken & Rebecca Rothman

Blair Aitken is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology and a member of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Special Interest Group for ‘Driver State Monitoring Systems.’ Dr. Aitken’s research investigates the impact of recreational drugs and commonly prescribed medications on cognition, driving performance, and associated ocular behaviour.

Rebecca is a first year PhD (Clinical Psychology) candidate at Swinburne University of Technology. Her PhD research examines the relationship between negative affect/mood (i.e., anxiety, distress, depression) and alcohol hangover, as well as the functional impairments (i.e., reduced driving capabilities) associated with hangovers.

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 All about ‘hangxiety’ – the science behind feeling anxious after too much booze

- October 29, 2024 3 MIN READ

You had a great night out, but the next morning, anxiety hits: your heart races, and you replay every conversation from the night before in your head. This feeling, known as hangover anxiety or “hangxiety”, affects around 22% of social drinkers. While for some people, it’s mild nerves, for others, it’s a wave of anxiety… Read more »