Psychotherapist Joan E. Child's New Book Details her Struggle to Understand Her Daughter's Tragic Bipolar Disorder

Why Did She Jump? An Angel to Remember by Joan E. Childs looks at Bipolar Disorder from the viewpoint of a grieving mother and noted psychotherapist

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA (PRWEB) October 29, 2006 -- Therapist Joan E. Childs offers hope and answers to families struggling with Bipolar Disorder, in her moving memoir about her daughter's suicide, Why Did She Jump? An Angel to Remember.

Bipolar Disorder, previously known as Manic-Depressive Illness, is the third most common mood disorder. Psychotherapist Joan E. Childs' beloved daughter Pam suffered from the disease, wavering between uncontrollable anger and caring generosity, as she wreaked endless havoc in her family. But when Pam jumped from a 15th floor balcony to her death, Childs began to realize the inadequacy of her health profession to treat or cure this terrible mental illness.

Strikingly written and deeply compassionate, Why Did She Jump? An Angel to Remember offers a sensitive glimpse into Pam's Bipolar Disorder and her subsequent death. Childs explores the dark days of grief and guilt as a mother, and her frustration as a professional, who despite her decades of knowledge could not provide the resources her daughter so desperately needed. Despite the struggles of today, Childs bravely and movingly suggests that there is always hope for tomorrow.

For more information or to request a free review copy, please contact the author at joanec@aol.com or through the author's website www.joanechilds.com. Why Did She Jump? An Angel to Remember is available for sale online at Amazon.com, Borders.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

About the Author

Practicing clinical psychotherapist, Joan E. Childs has appeared on The Oprah Show, Montel Williams and many other national television shows as well as hosting her own show, Solutions. A personal life coach, Certified Pairs Leader, hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner and Certified EMDR practitioner, she is also the author of The Myth of the Maiden: On Being a Woman. Joan practices in both Aventura and Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. She lives in Hollywood, Florida.

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