What is ‘command hallucination’? Lindsay Clancy's mental state on day of killings explained by forensic psychiatrist

Lindsay Clancy was suffering from a "command hallucination" at the time she killed her children, a forensic psychiatrist told the jury in her trial.

The bizarre fandom around Lindsay Clancy is the latest example of a moral rot infecting a small cohort of conspiracy-minded, self-engrossed women.

Public discourse often separates people into “bad” and “mad” (or mentally ill) columns. In so doing, we do a disservice to equality and to the children killed.

Several medical experts testified in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. Clancy admitted to killing her three children but claims she was experiencing postpartum psychosis. Shanelle Kaul reports.

Wagner’s research shows that when people have a lot of knowledge about a topic, but very low trust in institutions, they become more likely to adopt conspiracy theories. Those conspiracy theories, Wagner said, are often ways of looking at the world that provide answers to questions when an outcome is too uncomfortable

Lindsay Clancy admits to killing their children. So why is there an online groundswell blaming her ex-husband?  CNN

Lindsay Clancy watches as her attorney Kevin Reddington prepares to interview a witness in Plymouth Superior Court (Picture: Reuters) Lindsay Clancy, the mother accused of murdering her three children, was suffering from a ‘command hallucination’ at the time, her trial has heard. Clancy, 36, is said to have planned the

The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.

Lindsay Clancy was known as a loving and dedicated mother. But her family says her mental health began to decline after the birth of her third child.

Postpartum Psychosis And The Lindsay Clancy Trial: Psychiatrist Weighs In  Forbes

Psychiatrist describes Lindsay Clancy's recent life in a hospital  USA Today

More than half of all leftist white women younger than 30 have been told by a medical provider that they have a mental health issue.

Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, hasn't disputed that she killed the children but says she should not be held criminally responsible because she had postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness linked to the stress, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes that follow childbirth.

Andrea Faust is accused of killing her 3-year-old son and trying to kill her 2-year-old son.

Lindsay Clancy didn’t appreciate the “wrongfulness” of killing her three children because of her mental health issues, a psychologist testifying for the defense said at her murder trial Wednesday.

The testimony is the strongest evidence yet supporting the defense’s argument that Clancy should not be held legally responsible for the murders

A forensic psychologist has testified for the defense that Lindsay Clancy didn't appreciate the “wrongfulness” of killing three children due to her mental health issues

Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy was not criminally responsible in killing of her 3 children  AP News