Sociopaths are skilled liars and slick talkers with an innate ability to gain favor with others. One way they do this is through “mirroring,” attracting a target by matching their energy.

Even Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs had confusing labels. Was he a psychopath, a sociopath or something else entirely?

Patric Gagne has a similar aim. Diagnosed with sociopathic personality disorder in her 20s, Gagne wrote a bestselling memoir about growing up as a sociopath.

Among the many eyebrow-raising anecdotes in her provocative memoir Sociopath, author Patric Gagne claims to have stolen the glasses right off of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr ’s face as a small ...

“Sociopath” Author Patric Gagne Says She Swiped Ringo Starr's Glasses. Could This 1977 Photo Be Proof? John Russell July 2, 2024 at 10:04 AM·3 min read ...

In her 2024 memoir, author Gagne reflects on a moment captured by PEOPLE in 1977 Ken Regan/Camera 5 Ringo Starr with a friend's child in 1977 Among the many eyebrow-raising anecdotes in her ...

People with antisocial personality disorder are speaking out, hoping to break down the stigma that surrounds their mental health condition.