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 interviewingAppendix 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 techniquesWorksheetsIdentifying negative thoughts worksheetCognitive restructuring worksheetStructured problem-solving worksheetGoal setting worksheetPleasure and mastery worksheetProgressive muscle relaxation worksheetControlled abdominal breathing worksheetVisualisation and imagery worksheetFood and activity diary worksheetCommon reactions to trauma worksheetCommon reactions to grief and loss worksheetWellbeing planAbbreviationsGlossaryReferencesDisclaimer and acknowledgements Download full Guidelines Order a free hard copy Controlled abdominal breathing Download page Rate your level of anxiety on a scale from 1 to 10. Sit as comfortably as possible in a chair with your head, back and arms supported, free legs and close your eyes (if you like). Place one hand on your abdomen right beneath your rib cage. Inhale deeply and slowly, send the air as low and deep into your lungs as possible. If you are breathing from your abdomen, you should feel your hand rise, rather than your chest. When you have taken a full breath, pause before exhaling. As you exhale, imagine all of the tension draining out of your body. Do 10 slow abdominal breaths. Breathe in slowly counting to four, before exhaling to the count of four (four seconds in, four seconds out). Repeat this cycle 10 times. Hold final breath for 10 seconds, then exhale. Now re-rate your level of anxiety and see if it has changed. Download section Previous Next