Postpartum Crisis Under Scrutiny as Lindsay Clancy Trial Unfolds
TL;DR
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case are weighing whether a combination of overmedication and undetected postpartum psychosis contributed to her killing of her three children, with doctors testifying they did not diagnose postpartum psychosis and the defense arguing she is not criminally liable. The proceedings also highlight broader gaps in postpartum mental-health care and how the medical system recognizes and responds to mothers in distress.
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- ‘America’s saddest murder trial’: mental health in focus in Lindsay Clancy case The Guardian
- What we learned this week at Lindsay Clancy’s trial CNN
- What is postpartum psychosis? The condition at the center of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial PBS
- Psychiatrists testify that Lindsay Clancy did not show signs of psychosis ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- In Clancy courtroom, controversy erupts over a hot-mic comment. But was it ‘shut her up’ or ‘shut it off’? bostonglobe.com
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