Bookshelf
Personal Accounts
![Book Cover: Confessions of a Sociopath](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/confessions-of-a-psychopathy-pp1iyc56rooo0zykbno5btenxvf9ymwlql214zlgdk.jpg)
M. E. Thomas
The memoir of a high-functioning, law-abiding (well, mostly) sociopath and a roadmap—right from the source—for dealing with the sociopath in your life.
![Book Cover: Born to destroy](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/born-to-destroy-pp07dq7amk92i3mcrdeybzkbwcnpfryq9ydmziwd9k.png)
Winifred Rule
Born to Destroy is a riveting and nuanced journey through the interpersonal dynamics and life course of the female manifestation of psychopathy and the impact the disorder has within the family.
![Book Cover: My Mother the Psychopath](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/my-mother-the-psychopath-pp07dq7amk92i3mcrdeybzkbwcnpfryq9ydmziwd9k.png)
Olivia Rayne
What do you do when the person you’re meant to trust the most in the world is the one trying to destroy you?
![The Psychopath A True Story Book Cover](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/The-Psychopath-Cover-March-2021-pp07eka4p9e8tmenvqf0jrz2wojga3a52396cdnrqg.jpg)
Mary Turner
In 2006, Mary Turner Thomson’s world shattered when she discovered her husband Will was a bigamist, con man and convicted sex offender.
![The Psychopath Inside Book Cover](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/the-psychopath-inside-pp07eo1hglje42979s1itr0xa80x4vp2elv49hi71k.jpg)
James Fallon
For his first fifty-eight years, James Fallon was by all appearances a normal guy. A successful neuroscientist and professor, he’d been raised in a loving family, married his high school sweetheart, and had three kids and lots of friends.
![sociopath Sociopath Book cover](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/sociopath-qm2y13mbvfurt4fiashyq01ysvdjdsi55okcd9t1d4.jpg)
Patric Gagne
Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in a way she didn’t understand. She suspected it was because she didn’t feel things the way other kids did. Emotions like fear, guilt, and empathy eluded her. For the most part, she felt nothing. And she didn’t like the way that “nothing” felt.
Help for Individuals and Families Affected by Psychopathy
![Book Cover: The Kazdin method for parenting the defiant child](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/kazdin-method-pp07dq7amk92i3mcrdeybzkbwcnpfryq9ydmziwd9k.jpeg)
Alan Kazdin
Kazdin shatters decades’ worth of accumulated myths about tantrums, time-outs, punishments fitting the crime, and much more.
![Book Cover: Outsmarting the sociopath next door](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/outsmarting-sociopath-1-pp07dr54teactpkzlvtkwhbshqj2nh2gm314gsuz3c.jpeg)
Martha Stout
![Book Cover: Almost a psychopath](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/almost-a-psychopath-pp07dr54teactpkzlvtkwhbshqj2nh2gm314gsuz3c.jpeg)
Ronald Schouten, James Silver
![Book Cover: Dangerous instincts](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/dangerous-instincts-pp07dr54teactpkzlvtkwhbshqj2nh2gm314gsuz3c.jpeg)
Mary Ellen O'Toole and Alisa Bowman
As one of the world’s top experts on psychopathy and criminal behavior, Mary Ellen O’Toole has seen repeatedly how relying on the sense of fear alone often fails to protect us from danger.
![Rules of Estrangement Book Cover](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/rules-of-estrangement-1-pp07eka4p9e8tmenvqf0jrz2wojga3a52396cdnrqg.jpg)
Joshua Coleman
A guide for parents whose adult children have cut off contact that reveals the hidden logic of estrangement, explores its cultural causes, and offers practical advice for parents trying to reestablish contact with their adult children.
![Book Cover: Before It's Too Late](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/before-its-too-late-pp07epx5u9lyra6gysuryqjugzrnk9wj2v6381fep4.jpg)
Stanton E. Samenow
If you sense that your child is seriously troubled, you may feel bewildered, helpless, ineffective. How can you stop your child from throwing away his or her life?
![understanding_conduct_disorder Understanding Conduct Disorder book cover by Vanzin, L., & Mauri, V.](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/understanding_conduct_disorder-q60x4cqcga0ys441b86pc0gdsg6ozf2da8lmp2lsfc.jpg)
Vanzin, L., & Mauri, V.
This is a guide for parents and practitioners that offers practical guidance on intervention for children and adolescents with behavior problems. However, it is limited in its focus on treatments that have specifically proven effective for youth with limited prosocial emotions.
The Science of Psychopathy
![Book Cover: The Fear Factor](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/abigail-marsh-book-pp07ds2z08bn5bjmge87gz3934efv666y7oly2tkx4.jpeg)
Abigail Marsh
![Book Cover: Mask of Sanity](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/mask-of-sanity-pp07dr54teactpkzlvtkwhbshqj2nh2gm314gsuz3c.png)
Hervey Cleckley
This classic describes the first scientific conceptualization of psychopathy. Vivid case studies. Available for free
![Book Cover: The psychopath, emotion and the brain](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/the-psychopath-pp07dr54teactpkzlvtkwhbshqj2nh2gm314gsuz3c.png)
James Blair et al.
![Book Cover: Handbook of Psychopathy](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/handbook-of-psychopathy-cover-pp07dr54teactpkzlvtkwhbshqj2nh2gm314gsuz3c.jpg)
Christopher Patrick
Edited book includes chapters from scientific experts on many facets of psychopathy. For researchers.
![Book Cover: Without conscience](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/without-cns-pp07dr54teactpkzlvtkwhbshqj2nh2gm314gsuz3c.jpeg)
Robert Hare
![Book Cover: Psychopathy, An introduction to biological findings and their implications](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/psychopathy-pp07dr54teactpkzlvtkwhbshqj2nh2gm314gsuz3c.jpeg)
Adrian Raine, Andrea Glenn
Primer on the biology of psychopathy and the implications of biological findings.
![Book Cover: The Psychopath Whisperer](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/whisperer-pp07ds2z08bn5bjmge87gz3934efv666y7oly2tkx4.jpeg)
Kent Kiehl
Describes the author’s brain research on criminal psychopaths. For general audiences.
![Book Cover: Snakes in Suits](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/snake-in-suites-pp07ds2z08bn5bjmge87gz3934efv666y7oly2tkx4.jpeg)
Paul Babiak, Robert Hare
Describes how psychopaths function in the workplace. For general audiences.
![Book cover: Just Like his Father](https://psychopathyis.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/just-like-his-father-pp07e8288eximowev34v5d236o7oi0xmoerv3s5vzc.jpg)
Liane Leedom
Your child is at risk if he has biologic relatives with ADHD, addiction or antisocial behavior.