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The Lindsay Clancy trial is leaving us all with questions about what postpartum psychosis really is.

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The trial around Lindsay Clancy may be over for now, but it still leaves us with questions.

On today’s episode, we talk to psychiatrists and patients to answer them: What is postpartum psychosis, exactly? Why don’t we know more about it? And what can you do if you are worried about a postpartum loved one? e know more about it? And what can you do if you are worried about a postpartum loved one?

Interested in more stories on mental health? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.

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This episode was produced by Arundathi Nair. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez. Tyler Jones checked the facts. The audio engineers were Eowyn Fain and Robert Rodriguez.