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Tables of Contents for The Courage to Lead
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
Introduction You Don't Have to Do It Alone
PART ONE The Problems
Story #1 Afraid of Killing Her Children
5
6
Conditions of Mental Illness
11
18
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Impulse-Control Disorders and Addictions
Story #2 I'll Never Be Fat Again
29
4
Causes of Mental Illness
33
4
Brain Chemistry and Genetics
Pregnancy and Birth
Other Medical Disorders
Environmental Causes
Story #3 Bright Lights, Big City: the Descending Horror Show
37
18
PART TWO The Solutions
Introduction
47
8
Story #3 He Gambled His Life
55
6
Treatment and Recovery
61
8
Therapy and Training (Psychotherapy, Behavior Therapy, Rehabilitation, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Hospitalization, Surgery, Alternative Interventions)
Medications (Side Effects, Decision to Medicate)
Starting a Mutual Help Support Group
69
14
Become the Contact Person
Use the Telephone
Your Core Group
Define Your Support Group
Publicize Your Support Group
Your First Meeting
83
6
Welcome to the Group Process
Issues to Decide
What Your Group Wants to Accomplish Together
Delegating Responsibilities: Recruiting and Rotating Volunteers
Group Decision Making
Group Meetings
89
6
A Format for You
Ten Characteristics of an Effective Group
When Things Go Wrong A Trouble-Shooter's Guide
95
8
Quality of Group Is Declining
Losing Members
When Individuals Take Over the Meeting
Leadership Burn Out and Over-Controlling
Story #4 Unable to Function in an Adult Functioning World
103
4
Professionally Facilitated Support Groups
107
2
Story #5 The Living Nightmare of My Father's Legacy
109
4
A Note about Recovery
113
2
APPENDIX I Sample Screening Tests
115
20
Alcoholism
Anxiety
Attention Deficit Disorder
Depression
Eating Disorders and Perfectionism Scale
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Personality Disorders
APPENDIX II Reading List
135
3
APPENDIX III The Twelve-Step Program
138
4
APPENDIX IV Starting a Support Group Online
142
2
APPENDIX V Possible Group Discussion Topics
144
2
APPENDIX VI Samples: Group Opening and Closing Comments
146
4
APPENDIX VII Resources
150
5
Index
155