Psychiatry’s Susan Hatters-Friedman explains why postpartum psychosis requires timely treatment

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The Independent: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the School of Medicine and an adjunct professor at the School of Law, said postpartum psychosis can emerge within weeks of childbirth—even in women without prior mental illness. She warns that when the condition goes unrecognized and untreated, the risks of suicide and infanticide increase, underscoring the need for greater awareness and timely treatment.