The Clancy Case and Questions About Postpartum Psychosis and Depression
Doctors say postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that affects about 1 in 1,000 women and can be hard to diagnose before a crisis.
- Jury deliberations resumed Wednesday for a fifth day in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, where Clancy does not deny strangling her three young children in Massachusetts in 2023, citing postpartum psychosis.
- While some believe postpartum depression progresses into psychosis, doctors say these are distinctly different conditions; about 1 in 7 women experience postpartum depression compared to the rarer psychiatric emergency.
- Reproductive psychiatrist Olusinmi Bamgbose at Cedars-Sinai warns that early signs often include swings from delirium to energy bursts, though patients may appear fine during medical exams.
- Clear communication of strange behavior by family members is vital, Bamgbose said, adding "It can happen to anyone" and urging women to seek treatment to recover and bond with their child.
- Having postpartum psychosis also increases a woman's risk for bipolar disorder; once a patient has experienced these disorders, recurrence is possible, requiring mood-stabilizing and antipsychotic medication.
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It is related to bipolar disorder, affects one in 1,000 women and requires internment and medication
In January 2025, Lindsay Clancy murdered her three young children and then tried to commit suicide. According to her family, she suffered from postpartum psychosis and her condition worsened despite the medication and help she sought. For this reason, the debate quickly focused on the attention that new mothers should receive. Read
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