AN INQUIRY INTO THE MIND – MEMOIR

PATRIC GAGNE is a writer, former therapist, and advocate for people suffering from sociopathic, psychopathic, and antisocial personality disorders. She earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a dissertation that examined the relationship between sociopathy and anxiety. This research became the groundwork for her continued studies on sociopathic disorder, as well as the foundation for her book Sociopath: A Memoir (Simon & Schuster). She completed her undergraduate work at the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned her master’s and doctorate degrees at the California Graduate Institute of The Chicago School.

YVONNE CONZA is a writer in Miami. She has written for Longreads, The Believer, Michigan Quarterly Review, Catapult, Dame Magazine, Joyland Magazine, Pleiades, Chicago Review of Books, Craft Literary, Blue Mesa Review, and other outlets. She is the assistant nonfiction editor for Pithead Chapel and co-author of the user-friendly dog training guide Training for Both Ends of the Leash: A Guide to Cooperation Training for You and Your Dog (Avery). Find her on Instagram @yvonneconza.