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reviewed Sociopath by Patric Gagne

Patric Gagne, Patric Gagne: Sociopath (Hardcover, english language, 2024, Simon & Schuster)

Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused …

A great exercise in an unreliable narrator in non-fiction.

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My biggest takeaway from this book is that if anti-social personality disorder is an actual disorder (it is), then shouldn't the people who suffer from it have treatment options? And if they are all instantly vilified, doesn't that shut them off from such treatment options? This book put a human face on sociopathy for me. The author also postulates that antisocial personality disorder may be a spectrum disorder, with psychopaths at one extreme, and more harmless sociopaths on the other. I found it fascinating and would recommend.