PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Testimony resumed Monday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial as Dr. Jennifer Tufts returned to the witness stand and faced questions from the defense.
Tufts, a psychiatrist who treated Clancy, continued testimony she began on Friday. During questioning, Tufts agreed that postpartum psychosis is a legitimate medical diagnosis, which is central to the defense’s argument that Clancy was suffering from the condition at the time her three children were killed.
However, Tufts did not testify that she diagnosed Clancy with postpartum psychosis.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington also focused on medications prescribed to Clancy, including Zoloft, which Tufts said she prescribed to treat anxiety.
When asked why she would prescribe Zoloft to a young mother experiencing anxiety and sleep issues when some side effects can include similar symptoms, Tufts explained that medication responses vary widely from person to person.
She testified that some patients experience no side effects while others may experience one or two, adding that Zoloft is widely considered a first-line treatment for anxiety because of its effectiveness and broad acceptance within the medical community.
Tufts later testified that she eventually discontinued Clancy’s Zoloft prescription. She also told jurors that Clancy had previously taken the medication for about a week after the birth of her second child, Dawson, when she experienced anxiety.
According to Tufts, Clancy did not describe those symptoms as severe.
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