Postpartum psychosis is real, terrifying and still wildly misunderstood. This week, we separate the diagnosis from the courtroom speculation—and ask why so many only hear about it after tragedy.
I think the reasons for postpartum psychosis beyond what we might term natural occurrence are extremely important to consider in this situation. Surely, her drug schedule played a role in this tragedy.
It’s definitely a question many people have. But at this point, we simply don’t know what role, if any, her medications played. That’s one of the many issues being explored in court. Our goal here was to help people better understand postpartum psychosis, not draw conclusions about this specific case.
I think the reasons for postpartum psychosis beyond what we might term natural occurrence are extremely important to consider in this situation. Surely, her drug schedule played a role in this tragedy.
It’s definitely a question many people have. But at this point, we simply don’t know what role, if any, her medications played. That’s one of the many issues being explored in court. Our goal here was to help people better understand postpartum psychosis, not draw conclusions about this specific case.
OK.