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R. Michael Bagby

R. Michael Bagby

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Psychology

D-Index
106
Citations
55824
World Ranking
460
National Ranking
17

Overview

R. Michael Bagby is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and specializes in research at the intersection of psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical and experimental subfields. Their work spans various domains including clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and cognitive neuroscience.

The primary fields of study encompass:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Bagby's subfields of research include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Applied Psychology

Bagby's contributions often address topics such as:

  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Their recent published work includes:

  • "Assessment of response bias in personality disorder research." (2023) in Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • "Elevated fatty acid amide hydrolase in the prefrontal cortex of borderline personality disorder: a [11C]CURB positron emission tomography study" (2020) in Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "A bifactor analysis of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale: Further support for a general alexithymia factor." (2021) in Psychological Assessment
  • "Examining the Incremental Validity of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) Relative to the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20)" (2023) in Journal of Personality Assessment
  • "Alexithymia: A Defense of the Original Conceptualization of the Construct and a Critique of the Attention-Appraisal Model." (2024) in PubMed

The venues where Bagby frequently publishes include:

  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Journal of Personality Assessment
  • PubMed

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Bagby's academic efforts, with frequent coauthors such as:

  • Martin Sellbom
  • Romina Mizrahi
  • Graeme J. Taylor
  • Aqsa Zahid
  • Nathan J. Kolla

Best Publications

  • The twenty-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale--I. Item selection and cross-validation of the factor structure.

    R.Michael Bagby;James D.A. Parker;Graeme J. Taylor

  • Disorders of Affect Regulation: Alexithymia in Medical and Psychiatric Illness

    Graeme J. Taylor;R. Michael Bagby;James D. A. Parker;James Grotstein

  • The twenty-item Toronto Alexithymia scale—II. Convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity

    R.Michael Bagby;Graeme J. Taylor;James D.A. Parker

  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Dimensional Alternative to Traditional Nosologies

    Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson;Thomas M. Achenbach

  • The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale: has the gold standard become a lead weight?

    R. Michael Bagby;Andrew G. Ryder;Deborah R. Schuller;Margarita B. Marshall

  • The Alexithymia Construct: A Potential Paradigm for Psychosomatic Medicine

    Graeme J. Taylor;Graeme J. Taylor;R. Michael Bagby;R. Michael Bagby;James D.A. Parker;James D.A. Parker

  • The 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale: IV. Reliability and factorial validity in different languages and cultures

    Graeme J Taylor;R.Michael Bagby;James D.A Parker

  • The 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale III. Reliability and factorial validity in a community population

    James D A Parker;Graeme J Taylor;R Michael Bagby

  • New trends in alexithymia research.

    Graeme J. Taylor;R. Michael Bagby

  • The relationship between emotional intelligence and alexithymia

    James D.A Parker;Graeme J Taylor;R.Michael Bagby

  • The cultural shaping of depression: Somatic symptoms in China, psychological symptoms in North America?

    Andrew G. Ryder;Jian Yang;Xiongzhao Zhu;Shuqiao Yao

  • Sexual dysfunction before antidepressant therapy in major depression

    Sidney H. Kennedy;Sidney H. Kennedy;Susan E. Dickens;Beata S. Eisfeld;R.Michael Bagby;R.Michael Bagby

  • Factorial validity of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale

    James D. A. Parker;R. Michael Bagby;Graeme J. Taylor;Norman S. Endler

  • Progress in achieving quantitative classification of psychopathology

    Robert F. Krueger;Roman Kotov;David Watson;Miriam K. Forbes

  • A Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Can Transform Mental Health Research

    Christopher C. Conway;Miriam K. Forbes;Kelsie T. Forbush;Eiko I. Fried

  • The development of the Toronto Structured Interview for Alexithymia: item selection, factor structure, reliability and concurrent validity.

    R. Michael Bagby;Graeme J. Taylor;James D.A. Parker;Susan E. Dickens

  • Relationships between alexithymia and psychological characteristics associated with eating disorders

    Graeme J. Taylor;James D.A. Parker;R.Michael Bagby;Michael P. Bourke

  • An overview of the alexithymia construct.

    Graeme J. Taylor;R. Michael Bagby

  • An evaluation of the absolute and relative stability of alexithymia in patients with major depression.

    Olivier Luminet;R. Michael Bagby;Graeme J. Taylor

  • A psychometric review of the Personality Inventory for DSM–5 (PID–5): Current status and future directions.

    Nadia Al-Dajani;Tara M Gralnick;R Michael Bagby

  • Major depression and the five-factor model of personality

    R. Michael Bagby;Russell T. Joffe;James D.A. Parker;Valery Kalemba

Frequent Co-Authors

Lena C. Quilty
Lena C. Quilty Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Graeme J. Taylor
Graeme J. Taylor University of Toronto
James D. A. Parker
James D. A. Parker Trent University
Martin Sellbom
Martin Sellbom Monash University
Andrew G. Ryder
Andrew G. Ryder Concordia University
Neil A. Rector
Neil A. Rector Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Kate L. Harkness
Kate L. Harkness Queen's University
Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers University of North Texas
Paul T. Costa
Paul T. Costa Duke University
Robert F. Krueger
Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota

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