Patric Gagne
American author and therapist
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Patric Gagne (/ˈpætrɪk ˈɡæɡniː/ PAT-rik GAG-nee[1]: 0:00 ) is an American therapist and author,[2][3][4][5] known for her 2024 memoir Sociopath,[6] winner of The British Book Awards 2025 Book of the Year - Audiobook Non-Fiction.[7]
In Sociopath, Gagne details her life as a woman diagnosed as a sociopath (a term since abandoned[8] and recategorized as a subset of Antisocial Personality Disorder).[9] She also discusses the clinical side of sociopathy, drawing from her personal experiences, work, research, and doctoral dissertation.[9][10]
The Jan. 17, 1977 issue of People Magazine includes a November 1976 photo of Gagne with Ringo Starr.[11]
Gagne says she was evaluated in college using the PCL-R and met the criteria for traits consistent with the disorder.[12] She completed her BA at UCLA, her MA in psychology at California Graduate Institute, and her doctorate in clinical psychology at The Chicago School.[13]
She lives with her husband, David Gagne,[11] and their two children.[10][14]
See also
- Confessions of a Sociopath, 2013 memoir by M. E. Thomas, a pseudonymous law professor
