I agree with you. People who know nothing about the field of psychiatry offered opinions without proper prior knowledge of how a patient is managed. There are flaws in the system, of course, but that doesn’t negate the fact that Dr. Tufts did what she could with the information available. I feel for her and sympathize with her.
2026-08-12 01:16:16
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vanczosyn :
this is why i hate lawyers, their job is often to obfuscate reality for the personal benefit of their client. not always but instances like this
2026-08-11 21:48:13
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Erin :
Being put on a stand is one of my worst professional nightmares.
2026-08-11 22:15:29
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KTcrimlaw :
I agree completely. Her biggest mistake was refusing to prep with the prosecutors. Prepping with your own civil defense team isn’t a substitute. But my hot take is that the cross looked worse than it really was. He landed a few punches, but I’m not sure how much real damage those punches did to the state’s case.
2026-08-12 11:47:15
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D :
I think to the layman reddington has done a good job, in the least, showing that the system failed Lindsey. I do feel for Dr.Tufts, this is like the nightmare scenario, and she has been demonized in this. I do probably disagree with some generalized practices that occurred, not the Zoloft people point too but later when they got into polypharm, but I think it’s just the result of being an inexperienced clinician dealing with literally the worst case scenario patient. But my complaints are more mainly about systemic failings of psychiatry as a field rather than individual psychiatry practices, because the systemic issues being fixed would probably fix that latter.
2026-08-11 23:12:13
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Tara Nitzsche :
I think she did a good job and the defense lawyer looked bad.
2026-08-11 22:57:44
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britt :
Can you comment on the dosage of 7.5 mg of mirtazapine that Lindsay was started on by the NP? She was told it takes 4-8 weeks to work at 7.5mg? Would doxepin have been more appropriate or a DORA? Someone should have made this recommendation as well as other parental care so she could have slept.
2026-08-11 21:15:26
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KelLDM :
The difference between the early career psychiatrist and the more experienced nurse practitioners was IMMENSE. Reddington had so much less to work with with gelata
2026-08-12 01:14:12
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user5081440903239 :
So much of psych is in the grey areas. How do you deal with this when on the stand they force her to only answer yes or no questions?
2026-08-11 20:53:31
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olivia :
I do think she was unprepared for the cross examination and that made me feel for her because that was likely not necessarily her fault. As a med student, it did make me think about how much we take for granted in regards to best practices/first line interventions. I too couldn’t tell you who provided the guidelines that SSRIs are first line in MDD. I will say, I did find it curious that she seemed unfamiliar with the utility and validity of the edinburgh PPD scale. I’m not sure if it’s that I just finished my psych rotation where I had to do a project about PPD and that’s why I’m familiar, but I was yelling at my phone because all she had to say was that the PHQ9 and the EPDS are both acceptable screening tools for PPD, ACOG and APA don’t recommend one over the other. Is it commonplace for an outpatient psychiatrist to know this fact?
2026-08-12 04:04:33
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merrileejessop715 :
Im not in the medical field but I thought she did a really good job. She stayed calm and professional after getting questioned for hours aside from one minor outburst (I thought was understanble). She had good explanation for everything that was easy for me to follow.
2026-08-12 00:41:29
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notup4debate :
Dr. Hanson, where do you buy your shirts?
2026-08-12 03:30:56
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CalamityJane :
100%! I feel so bad for Dr. Tufts. Literal worst nightmare as a provider, all of it!
2026-08-12 00:00:41
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ABC :
remember that the lawyers job is to win, not to figure out the truth.
2026-08-11 23:21:19
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gar.mc :
I don't think she was adequately prepared, but I wouldn't place blame on her for that. I think it's so unusual how much personal liability there is in the US in these situations. in Scotland, I was once cross examined in court as part of a fatal accident inquiry (a not entirely uncommon experience for us when patients tragically die by suicide) and the legal teme of by health board (employer) were very helpful in preparing me. I imagine Dr Tufts would have had to organise her own preparation?
2026-08-11 21:04:18
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❀ :
Wouldn’t whatever professional insurance she or the company she worked for prep her for testimony?
2026-08-11 21:00:37
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Super Starlight 🌟🇺🇸🆘 :
She has an attorney for the malpractice suit against her who I’m sure advised her.
2026-08-12 06:53:34
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JJ :
What do you think about their failure to diagnose her as bipolar? I think we will never know for sure if she was psychotic when the murders happened but there were still some other failures
2026-08-12 05:36:23
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Existence :
But Dr. Tufts said she didn’t meet with the prosecutors
2026-08-11 20:15:05
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kolly :
Thanks for the truth
2026-08-12 00:38:50
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teacher_yuli2 :
I’m surprised she didn’t hire someone. Her civil suit just might hinge on her testimony. I’m just an RN. But I am petrified of litigation. I document everything. And yes, that includes providing my pt a Sprite.
2026-08-12 02:05:57
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unitedingriefffff :
Steph in like 2012 btw 😂
2026-08-12 03:48:35
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Debra :
Hard to believe she has not obtained counsel to advise her, since there are 2 pending civil suits. Yet another first for the new doctor. Is the position of psychaitry that reviewing the records and or consulting with the other providers treating the same condition is optional?
2026-08-12 00:02:28
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Bikerchik273 :
I agree.
2026-08-12 00:36:43
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