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Postpartum Psychosis in the Courtroom: What the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial Reveals About Maternal Mental Health and Criminal Responsibility
In this episode of Emotional Damages, Dr. Mark Levy sits down with Dr. Ayesha Ashai, forensic psychiatrist and fpamed member, to examine one of the most widely discussed criminal cases at the intersection of maternal mental health and the law. The trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged with the first-degree murder of her three children has become an international news story. Ms Clancy’s defense presented a case of severe postpartum psychosis, resulting in a mistrial after a deadlocked jury could not reach a unanimous verdict due to one holdout juror.
Dr. Ashai — who has…
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