We were just discussing Andrea Yeates' postpartum psychosis. Since it is postpartum, shouldn't it occur only for a period of time after her child's birth? I was under the impression that disorders such as postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis differ from regular depression and psychosis in that they are temporary and are brought on by a child's birth. If this is so, can Andrea Yeates legally claim insanity under a life sentence since her disorder is temporary?
Perhaps she doesn't belong in a mental institution for the rest of her life if she is not permanently psychotic. However, she may not exactly belong in a prison either, since she committed her crime during a period when she was insane.
Then there is, of course, the possibility of misdiagnosis. Maybe Andrea Yeates has always suffered from psychosis but has never been diagnosed, and after the birth of her children the psychosis was automatically associated to be postpartum psychosis.
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I agree i think that there is postpartum depression but some could have been suffering from different psychological disorders there whole life and they finally let it out. I would like to know more about this too
ReplyDeleteWow Mariah, this is very deep. I never really thought about it. We learned about this case in Law and now that you mention it kinda got me thinking that maybe she shouldn't have been able to plead insanity. Although, maybe post-pardum depression is the same as normal depression, the only difference is that the beginning of it starts immediately after giving birth. And I agree with Stevie, I would also like to learn more about this.
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