MGH: Can We Identify Women At High Risk for Postpartum Psychosis?
The fantastic MGH Center for Women's Mental Health has posted a piece on its blog that I imagine is partly in response to the infanticide in San Antonio and the resulting discussion all across the country about what was wrong with Otty Sanchez.The articleis...Questions Left Unanswered In San Antonio Infanticide Case
Since it's all over the news I suppose I can't pretend thata mother in San Antonio didn't just kill hernewborn in a way that I'd rather not discuss on these pages for fear I'd send those of you who are fragile into a complete tizzy. (Seriously, if...Pennsylvania Mom Receives Probation After Harming Infant During Psychosis
I remember reading about Lauren Shockey last year, but I don't think I wrote about it because I was just so bummed out. Shockey, 27,was arrested last Fall after injuring her 8-day-old daughter by throwingthe babytothe asphalt after running through the neighborhood...Debra Gindorf, Postpartum Psychosis Sufferer Who Killed Her Kids, Gets Sentence Commuted
On Friday night, I got an email from Dr. Sarah Callen of the PPD Illinois Alliance letting me know that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn was granting Debra Gindorf clemency. Since then, the news has spread like wildfire. Gindorf, now 45, was 20 years old when she killed...Will Texas Be First State With An Infanticide Law?
Twolawmakers in Texas have proposed a bill under which postpartum mental illness would be recognized as a legal defense for women. According to the Dallas Morning News, which broke the story this weekend: "If lawmakers approve the measure, Texas would be the...
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Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.