POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS

With the Lindsay Clancy trail for the murder of her three young children about to reach a conclusion, it’s helpful to consider the issues around postpartum psychosis. Inferno is Catherine Cho’s harrowing and straightforward memoir of her experience with postpartum psychosis. While I have never worked with anyone who has lived with this nor had I previously been familiar with the diagnosis (It is not listed in the DSM-5 as a specific diagnosis.), it’s important to be aware that this could impact one of our patients.  Luckily this is not widely experienced. Reading Cho’s book expanded my thinking about the human condition and what some people endure. I highly recommend Inferno.