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Psychiatry’s Susan Hatters-Friedman says postpartum depression can affect the whole family

Media | September 02, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

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People: 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, emphasized that postpartum depression affects the entire family. Her comments came as the Lindsay Clancy trial highlighted the devastating consequences of postpartum mental illness and the broader impact on families beyond the individual experiencing the disorder.