Timeline: Lindsay Clancy was prescribed 13 different medications for symptoms including depression and psychosis - The Boston Globe

What the report says

The Boston Globe reported that Lindsay Clancy was prescribed 13 psychiatric medications by several medical providers in the four months before the deaths of her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Citing a review of court records, the Globe said Clancy received more than 30 prescriptions from September 2022 to January 2023, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, sedatives, benzodiazepines and a mood stabilizer.

Clancy is being tried in Plymouth Superior Court on first-degree murder charges in the killings of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan on Jan. 23, 2023. Her defense is arguing insanity, saying she was suffering from severe postpartum mental illness and heard a voice telling her to kill the children and herself. Prosecutors dispute that account and told jurors she acted deliberately.

The Globe reported that the prescriptions came from multiple sources, including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, emergency doctors and an inpatient psychiatric program. The article noted that it is not clear which medications Clancy was taking at the same time because providers changed dosages, stopped some drugs and started others. It also noted that medication adjustments and multiple prescriptions can occur as clinicians try to find effective treatment.

Separate civil lawsuits filed by Lindsay Clancy and her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, accuse providers of misdiagnosis, overprescribing and poor coordination of care; those are allegations in pending litigation. Several providers either declined to comment or did not respond to the Globe. The case has drawn attention to postpartum psychiatric care, medication management and how courts assess mental illness in criminal responsibility defenses.