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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jennifer Peltz

Defense implies Lindsay Clancy’s psychiatrist was a ‘box-checking robot’ over patient care

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer questioned her psychistrist’s expertise and decision making for her overall treatement as the defense worked ti suggest the mental healthcare system failed the Massachusetts mother’s decline in the months leading up to her killing her three young children.

During Monday’s questioning, defense lawyer Kevin Reddington spotlighted Dr. Jennifer Tufts use of 25-minute video appointments for limited talk therapy, digitalized note taking to document her observations and the series of pharmaceuticals she recommended as Clancy reported various side effects, symptoms and concerns about taking medications.

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