Granted. But my specific question was whether we have evidence either way whether she had any pre-pregnancy mental health conditions.
Apologies. I didn’t answer your question as well as I’d intended.
It’s possible that Lindsay had issues, but much like my friend, they might not have been anything so outside the norm that they screamed mental illness. Her closest would have noticed, but it probably wouldn’t have been written down anywhere.
Not sure. All I know is what her daughter told me. The facility couldn’t tell me, I’m sure, and I haven’t broached the subject with my friend. We just talk.
I share your disgust, but for me the people who really ought to be in prison are the talking heads who are acting like no one has ever been found not guilty be reason of insanity before, and if Clancy is acquitted on that basis it will be like the “wokes” invented some kind of “get out of jail free card” that will destroy the country. Such people (the talking heads) are both a symbol and a cause of the rot that is really destroying our country from within.
She currently is in such a facility and is like to remain there in any case for a significant period of time. Why would anyone imagine she doesn’t need treatment? Or doesn’t present a clear suicide risk?
Gift link to a NYT article:
Whatever happens next in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy after a Massachusetts jury failed on Friday to reach a verdict, it is certain that she will remain institutionalized for many months, if not years.
Even if she is not ultimately convicted, medical and legal experts have said that her future will be one of confinement. …
… If Ms. Clancy is ultimately found not responsible for the crimes, experts say she may be sent to a high-security forensic psychiatric hospital — a center to treat people who have stood criminal trial — for long-term mental health care.
Several psychiatrists said that for many women, symptoms of postpartum psychosis are treated and resolved within a year. But even if she is found not guilty because of that diagnosis, Ms. Clancy will most likely be treated for other ongoing issues, such as suicidal thoughts and a potential diagnosis of bipolar disorder, which can be a risk factor for postpartum psychosis. …
… In many states, including Massachusetts, people who are found not guilty by reason of insanity often spend more time hospitalized than they would have in prison, said Dr. Renée Sorrentino, a forensic psychiatrist who is licensed in Massachusetts.
In Massachusetts, she said, Ms. Clancy would be reviewed for discharge on an annual basis. Doctors could recommend that she be discharged from the hospital if they believed that her symptoms had improved and if they determined that she was not a danger to others.
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office would then be notified. If it disagreed with the medical team’s assessment, it could obtain its own experts or argue in court that Ms. Clancy should remain hospitalized. A judge would then decide whether she could be released, Dr. Sorrentino said. …
I’d place my nickel down on her never leaving.