Daily Dose: New Autism Research, Lindsay Clancy Trial and Postpartum Psychosis and a Breakthrough for Heart Failure Patients
Prosecutors say Clancy planned the killings and understood the consequences, while defense experts argue postpartum psychosis drove the attacks.
- Jury deliberations began on Thursday in the murder trial of 36-year-old nurse Lindsay Clancy, who admits strangling her three young children with fitness bands in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023.
- Postpartum psychosis, a medical emergency affecting one to two women in every 1,000 births, prompted Clancy's insanity defense, according to Sally Wilson, national training coordinator at the UK-based charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis.
- Prosecutors acknowledged Clancy was "suffering from mental illness" but argued the killings were planned and "particularly cruel," while defense attorney Kevin Reddington claimed she received "lousy medical care" from doctors consulted before the incident.
- Supporters wearing pink gathered at the Plymouth courthouse to advocate for maternal mental health, with professor Juliet Williams of UCLA noting the case reveals how deeply "invested Americans and the world remain in the figure of the mother."
- The trial revived memories of the 2001 Andrea Yates case, where a Texas mother was found not guilty by reason of insanity 25 years ago, sparking renewed national debate on preventing future tragedies.
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What is postpartum psychosis, the condition at the center of the Lindsay Clancy trial in the US?
Rare but particularly severe, this psychiatric disorder can suddenly cause a mother to lose touch with reality after giving birth. It is at the heart of the defense of Lindsay Clancy, an American woman currently on trial for the 2023 murders of her three children.
Over the past month, in a trial accompanied with great interest that assesses an allegation of insanity, Lindsay Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, argued that his client murdered his children in a state of postpartum psychosis caused by the negligence and mistreatment of his healthcare professionals responsible for their follow-up. This position found public support, especially among women who identified with Clancy, despite the severity of the…
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AlKhaleej TodayMurder or madness? The Lindsay Clancy trial puts postpartum psychosis in the spotlight
PLYMOUTH (Massachusetts), Aug 29 — The high-profile US murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a woman who says she suffered from postpartum psychosis before strangling her three young...
Postpartum psychosis is terrifying but treatable, this survivor says. The challenge is finding support
A decade ago, Meghan Cliffel believed she was being watched by members of a cult who were out to kill her and her young daughters. In fact, she was experiencing postpartum psychosis, the condition at the heart of the Lindsay Clancy trial. But Cliffel got treatment and went on to have a third baby — because she advocated for support.
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elDiarioARAll over the world, thousands of mental health activists from mothers, psychiatry experts, and women who have survived puerperal psychosis point out that this case shows how far the mental health system is failing women who become mothers and their creatures.“You should rejoice”: the silence and stigma behind women suffering from postpartum depression happened outside Boston on January 24, 2023: Lindsay Clancy, a 35-year-old nurse, killed her th…
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