Lindsay Clancy trial: intrusive thoughts versus psychosis
The Lindsay Clancy trial has raised a popular concern surrounding the notion of mothers having “intrusive thoughts” after delivery, specifically dangerous ones that, as in this case, may even be related to the murders of Lindsay Clancy’s three young children. However, “intrusive thoughts” are common after delivery and show up in many different ways in psychiatry, most of which are not dangerous. For example, one common and very scary …
Lindsay Clancy trial: intrusive thoughts versus psychosis
