All articles tagged with #psychiatric history
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ordered a new trial for Latarsha Sanders, a Brockton mother convicted in 2022 of murdering two of her children and given two mandatory life sentences, ruling that the jury should have heard years of psychiatric history; the decision could impact insanity-defense cases and echoes another local case involving Lindsay Clancy.
A study conducted in Sweden found that infants have an increased risk of preterm birth when both parents have psychiatric diagnoses. The research analyzed data from over 1.5 million live births and observed a trend towards earlier gestational age in offspring of parents with psychiatric disorders. The risk of preterm birth was further elevated when both parents had a diagnosis. The study highlights the importance of considering both parents' psychiatric histories and suggests that additional social support and prenatal care for families with a positive psychiatric history could potentially impact gestational age.