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Psychiatry’s Susan Hatters-Friedman explains the rapid onset and risks of postpartum psychosis

Media | September 04, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

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Yahoo News: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the CWRU School of Medicine and an adjunct professor at the School of Law, said postpartum psychosis is “the scariest mental illness” she knows, noting its rapid onset and that it can affect women without prior mental-health history. Her comments came as Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended in a mistrial after jurors deadlocked over her criminal responsibility.