New York writer Jonathan Rosen’s memoir The Best Minds: a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions is a story of tenderness, heartache, and horror as he explores the vexed tensions between civil rights, medical power, and the complexities of recognising and treating severe psychotic illness.
He joins Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell with psychiatrist Patrick McGorry for a powerful, moving conversation at the 2024 Adelaide Writers Week
In light of the recent Bondi shopping centre killings, this discussion recorded just prior was sadly prescient, and deeply insightful.
Speakers:
Jonathan Rosen
Writer and editor
Author, The Best Minds: a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions
Patrick McGorry
Psychiatrist
Executive Director, Orygen
Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne
Founding Director, Headspace (National Youth Mental Health Foundation)
Further information and support services:
Lifeline Australia
24x7 Crisis Support line on 13 11 14
AFRAFMI - supporting friends and carers of people with mental illness
One Door Mental Health (formerly the Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW)
Mental Health First Aid Australia
Australians for Mental Health - advocating for better mental health policy and services in Australia