Michael Bagby

Biography

Dr. Bagby is the Chair of the Psychological Clinical Science program at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is a Full Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, and the Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto. He is the Director of the Centre for Personality, Psychopathology, and Psychodiagnostics at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is also a Collaborative Scientist in the Clinical Research Department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at CAMH, where he conducts studies with psychiatric patient populations. He is a registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario with declared competency in the areas of adult counselling and clinical psychology and forensic psychology and is certified by the American Board of Assessment Psychology. He is currently on the editorial boards of Journal of Personality Disorders, Journal of Personality Assessment, and Psychological Assessment. Dr. Bagby is the Chair of the Psychological Clinical Science program at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is a Full Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, and the Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto. He is the Director of the Centre for Personality, Psychopathology, and Psychodiagnostics at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is also a Collaborative Scientist in the Clinical Research Department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at CAMH, where he conducts studies with psychiatric patient populations. He is a registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario with declared competency in the areas of adult counselling and clinical psychology and forensic psychology and is certified by the American Board of Assessment Psychology. He is currently on the editorial boards of Journal of Personality Disorders, Journal of Personality Assessment, and Psychological Assessment.

Research Interest

Dr. Bagby’s primary research interests are: (1) the phenotypic structure of psychopathology and the diagnosis and classification of psychopathology, with a particular focus on personality psychopathology; (2) evaluating the validity and reliability of psychological assessment instruments; (3) examining personality as a mediator and moderator of treatment outcome of major depression; and (4) strategies for the identification and assessment of intentional and non-intentional, non-credible responding on self-report measures of personality and psychopathology. Clinical Interests His primary clinical interests are in psychological assessment, particularly in the areas of psychiatric disorder disability and medical-legal evaluations. His treatment interests centers on those suffering from major depression and he embraces an “eclectic approach” – using components of cognitive-behavioural and brief, evidence-based psychodynamic interventions. He maintains a small private practice.