Tash :
I’m only halfway through Day 10, but as a psychologist who has worked across prisons, acute mental health and private practice, parts of Tufts’ testimony have genuinely surprised me. Lindsay was repeatedly reporting worsening depression, hopelessness and increasing symptoms, yet there appears to have been no collaborative safety plan or collateral from her husband or parents, despite them being actively involved in supporting her. Tufts also testified she didn’t know Lindsay had contacted a suicide hotline twice.
I also struggle with continuing brief 20 to 30-minute telehealth appointments as Lindsay deteriorated, rather than moving to a more comprehensive in-person assessment. The lack of medical investigations also surprised me, particularly when physical causes such as thyroid dysfunction form part of the differential for new or worsening psychiatric symptoms.
And I have questions about the “therapy” described. Listening, reassurance and validation are therapeutic, but from the testimony so far I haven’t heard much evidence of structured psychological intervention targeting the symptoms Lindsay kept reporting. None of this proves negligence, and hindsight matters, but Lindsay disclosed a LOT. For me, the question is becoming less “why didn’t she tell them?” and more “what was actually done with what she did tell them?”
2026-08-10 23:58:10