Chapter List Guidelines In a nutshellAbout these guidelinesPart A: About co-occurring conditionsPart B: Responding to co-occurring conditionsPart C: Specific population groupsAppendicesAppendix A: Other Australian guidelinesAppendix B: Other useful resourcesAppendix C: Sources of research, information and other resourcesAppendix D: DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 classification cross-referenceAppendix E: Motivational interviewingCore skills of MIAdditional strategiesTypical dayDecisional balance (good and not so good aspects)ElaborationQuerying extremesAsk about lifestyle and stressesLooking backLooking forwardExploring goals and valuesStrengthening commitmentGood things & not-so-good things worksheetAppendix F: Case formulation tableAppendix G: Mental state examinationAppendix H: Integrated Motivational Assessment Tool (IMAT)Appendix I: Additional screening toolsAppendix J: CANSAS-PAppendix K: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS 21)Appendix L: Indigenous Risk Impact Screener (IRIS)Appendix M: Kessler psychological distress scale (K10)Appendix N: The PsyCheck Screening ToolAppendix O: Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS)Appendix P: The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ)Appendix Q: Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5)Appendix R: Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5)Appendix S: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)Appendix T: Psychosis Screener (PS)Appendix U: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)Appendix V: CAGE Substance Abuse Screening ToolAppendix W: Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)Appendix X: Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT)Appendix Y: The Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST)Appendix Z: Suicide risk screener scorer and interpretationAppendix AA: Referral pro formaAppendix BB: Cognitive behavioural techniquesAppendix CC: Anxiety management techniquesWorksheetsAbbreviationsGlossaryReferencesDisclaimer and acknowledgements Download full Guidelines Order a free hard copy Querying extremes Download page Clients can also be asked to describe the extremes of their concerns, to imagine worst consequences. This activity can sometimes help when a client is expressing little desire for change. For instance, you may ask: ‘What concerns you the most?’ ‘What are your worst fears about what might happen if you don’t make a change?’ ‘What do you suppose are the worst things that may happen if you keep on the way you’ve been going?’ It can also be useful to ask the client the best possible consequences that might happen after pursuing a change (e.g., exploring the opposite extreme), such as: ‘What could be the best results if you did make the change?’ ‘If you were completely successful in making the changes you want, how would things be different?’ Download section Previous Next