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Self-Help STOP Worry: A Tool for Older Veterans

Self-Help Workbook

Calming Tools to Manage Anxiety

Srijana Shrestha, PhD & Melinda Stanley, PhD South Central Veterans Affairs Mental Illness, Research and Clinical Centers

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Self-Help Workbook

Calming Tools to Manage Anxiety

Srijana Shrestha, PhD & Melinda Stanley, PhD

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South Central Veterans Affairs Mental Illness, Research and Clinical Centers

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Te information presented in this document has been adapted manuals from the Peaceful Living and Stop Worry studies (Stanley et al., 2009; Stanley, NIMH Grant # MH 53932). We wish to acknowledge the contribution of all the authors of earlier versions of the treatment program, Drs. Diefenbach, Hopko, Quijano, Calleo and Wetherell.

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6 Chapter 1 Introduction 11 Chapter 2 Anxiety Awareness 15 Chapter 3 Deep Breathing 18 Chapter 4 Progressive Muscle Relaxation 21 Chapter 5 Changing Toughts - Part I 29 Chapter 6 Changing Toughts - Part II 34 Chapter 7 Problem Solving 42 Chapter 8 Changing Behaviors 46 Chapter 9 Sleep Skills 49 Chapter 10 Review

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