Key Points
- Lindsay Clancy, a Duxbury mother, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of killing her three young children.
- Her defense argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, worsened by several prescribed psychiatric medications.
- The case has brought national attention to postpartum mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and psychosis.
- Experts say postpartum psychosis involves a break from reality, including hallucinations and delusions, which differs from other maternal mental health struggles.