Leyla Sanai

A shocking account of madness – and how it is treated in the US

When Michael Laudor’s schizophrenia spiralled out of control in 1998, it made headline news in America. Jonathan Rosen remembers earlier, happier days with his friend

Jonathan Rosen. [Tali Rosen]
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  • The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness and the Tragedy of Good Intentions

    Jonathan Rosen

    Allen Lane, pp. 546, £30

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Leyla Sanai
Dr Leyla Sanai is a Persian-British writer and retired doctor who worked as a physician, intensivist, and consultant anaesthetist before developing severe scleroderma and antiphospholipid syndrome

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