The Postpartum Psychosis Defense: A Complex Reality Check The trial of Lindsay Clancy has reached a pivotal moment, with her former husband Patrick taking the stand to recount the events surrounding the tragic deaths of their three children.
While the prosecution argues that Clancy's actions were intentional and premeditated, her defense team is pushing for a verdict based on postpartum psychosis – a rare mental illness that can drive new mothers to commit heinous crimes.
Postpartum psychosis is often misunderstood as simply "postpartum depression" taken to an extreme.