Does Psychiatry Do More Harm Than Good?

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Does Psychiatry Do More Harm Than Good?

TL;DR

  • Lindsay Clancy, a 36-year-old mother and nurse, is on trial for murdering her three children in January 2023.
  • Clancy also attempted suicide after the killings.
  • Her defense attributes the actions to postpartum psychosis and psychiatric overmedication.
  • Clancy had written on her phone that "medication stole my motherhood and my life."
  • Prosecutors presented prescription bottles as evidence in court.