World · 10 August 2026
Lindsay Clancy trial highlights mental healthcare gap for new mothers
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America's "saddest murder trial" is focusing on how mental health professionals treated Lindsay Clancy before she killed her three children. Her defence argues that undiagnosed postpartum depression and over-medication led to a psychotic break, making her not criminally liable. Medical experts said they didn't diagnose postpartum psychosis, despite her reporting insomnia, numbness, and suicidal thoughts.
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