Inside the Mind of a Sociopath

Mental health professionals consider sociopathy to be an antisocial personality disorder characterized by disregard for the feelings of others, failure to distinguish right from wrong, and lack of remorse. In her new book Sociopath: A Memoir, therapist Patric Gagne freely admits the diagnosis applies to her, and helps readers understand the science behind the complex personality type. Sociopathy is “an emotional learning disability,” she writes, resulting in gaps in the normal human range of feelings. The good news: the disorder can be treated and sociopaths can learn love, empathy, and other social emotions.

Patric Gagne
Savannah Sellers

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