June 30, 2006

Psychiatrist Says Yates Was Psychotic

An update from the Yates trial, where yesterday the first psych doc to interview her after she drowned her children in 2001 testifed that she was psychotic, picking her lip until it bled and rambling about Satan. As I've said before, I am not a fan of the insanity defense. But this is one of those times when not guilty by reason of insanity may make sense. We'll see.

The whole thing is shitty and sad--but what really eats at me is that she had apparently been suddenly removed from psych meds a month or so before the murders. Whether you are for or against meds, down with or dead-set against forced medication, when someone is taken off meds it is wise to take real caution because the transition can do really fucked up things to people.

Posted by Philip Dawdy at June 30, 2006 12:01 AM
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Absolutely correct in cautioning to remove meds wisely, I totally agree, it can ruin lives. I am against forced medication. I am not against medication, and have seen tragic results of medication removal with my own daughter.(doctor suggested the removal). At the near 11 month mark of her telling me "this is really bad Mom, fight for me", she is only now starting to come back mentally, for which my Gratitude exceeds words and leaves tears streaming down my face as I type.

I was getting to the point of thinking I would never see her face shine again.

She walked out of a bakery and into a psych hosp loop and hasn't been back since August 2005. The brilliant part of her, was that she was able to tell me she was leaving me (mentally).
The wait for her return has been pure and utter agony.

Posted by: Stephany at June 30, 2006 07:55 AM

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