Andrea Yates verdict - huh?

[Lissa]

I don't deny that post-partum depression is a very real and very serious thing, but it's impossible for people to look beyond the fact that she killed her 5 children. Mental health professionals might understand it, but everyone else just sees the 5 dead children killed by her own hand.

Exactly my reason for stating that people should do some research on the issue. She suffers from Post Partum Psychosis. She was diagnosed with Post Partum Depression after the birth of her first child. The Doctor informed her and her husband (now ex) that they should not have any further children due to her ailment. In truth, her ex has some blame in all this too because he pushed to have more children instead of listening to their Doctor (I can look at this situation from a similar family tragedy from my Aunt and Uncle as my cousin died from birth defects due to drugs my Aunt was taking prior to ever getting preganent with him to cure a disease similar to gangrene and my Aunt and Uncle were told then that they should never have children due to potential side effects the drugs may cause). By doing so, he worsened her condition and she fell into Post Partum Psychosis.