Information on the Andrea Yates Trial
During the year 2001, the trial of Andrea Yates was very much in the news
across then nation. Andrea Yates was convicted of drowning her 5 children
in the bathtub of her home. She had been diagnosed with Postpartum
Psychosis and yet was found guilty of the murder of her children in her Texas
home. The links below will give you some history of this case.
Houston Tragedy: 5 Children Dead
Is Postpartum Psychosis to blame?
The Lutheran magazine
More than Baby Blues
Postpartum Psychosis: A Difficult Defense
Pre-Trial Assessment
CNN
The Verdict
Time magazine
Andrea Yates: More to the story
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Opinion: Andrea Yates and the Reality of Psychosis
Michael Craig Miller, MD,
editor-in-chief of The Harvard Mental Health Letter
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