Randi E. McCabe, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Director, Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre
Psychologist-in-Chief,
St. Joseph's Healthcare
50 Charlton Ave. East
6th Floor, Fontbonne Building
Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6
Tel: 905-522-1155, ext. 33697
Fax: 905-521-6120
E-mail: rmccabe@stjoes.ca

Dr. McCabe received her Ph.D. in 2000 at the University of Toronto, and completed her internship at the Toronto Hospital Eating Disorders Program.  She is Director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre (ATRC) and Psychologist-in-Chief at St. Joseph's Healthcare as well as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University.  In addition to coordinating the CBT Anxiety Module for the Psychiatry Residency Psychotherapy Training Program, Dr. McCabe has been actively involved in training other mental health professionals and has given many workshops on conducting cognitive behavioural therapy and the treatment of anxiety disorders and eating disorders. 

Dr. McCabe has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, invited chapters, and five books. She is on the editorial board of Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.  Her research interests focus on the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders, health anxiety, comorbidity, and eating disorders. 

Selected Publications:

McCabe, R.E., Ashbaugh, A.R., & Antony, M. M. (in press). Specific and social phobia.  In M. M. Antony and D. H. Barlow (Eds.), Handbook of Assessment and Treatment Planning for Psychological Disorders, 2^nd edition.  New York: Guilford.

McCabe, R.E., Swinson, R.P., & Jacobs, A.M. (in press). Neo-Kraepelinian diagnosis: Adequacy for OCD, GAD, and PTSD. In D. McKay, J.S. Abramowitz, S. Taylor, and G.J.G. Asmundson (Eds.), Current perspectives on the anxiety disorders: Implications for DSM-V and beyond. New York: Springer.

McCabe, R.E., & Gifford, S. (in press).  Psychological Treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia. In M. Antony and M.B. Stein (Eds.), Oxford handbook of anxiety and related disorders. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

McCabe, R.E. (2010). Agoraphobia. In I.B. Weiner and W.E. Craighead (Eds.), Corsini’s Encyclopedia of Psychology, Fourth Edition, (pp.55-56). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

McCabe, R.E., Miller, J.L., Laugesen, N., Antony, M.M., & Young, L. (2010). The relationship between anxiety disorders in adults and recalled childhood teasing.  Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24, 238-243.

Laliberte, M., McCabe, R.E., & Taylor, V. (2009). A cognitive behavioral approach to weight management: A step-by-step workbook. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. 

Rosmarin, D.H., Bourque, L.M., Antony, M.M., & McCabe, R.E. (2009). Interpretation bias in panic disorder: Self-referential or global? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 33, 624-632.

Grös, D.F., Antony, M.M., McCabe, R.E., & Swinson, R.P. (2009).  Frequency and severity of the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome across the anxiety disorders and depression.  Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 290-296.

Collimore, K.C., McCabe, R.E., Carleton, R.N., & Asmundson, G.J.G. (2008). Media exposure and dimensions of anxiety sensitivity: Differential associations with PTSD symptom clusters. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22, 1021-1028.

McCabe, R.E. & Antony, M.M. (2008).  Anxiety disorders: Social and specific phobias.  In A. Tasman, J. Kay, J.A. Lieberman, M.B. First, and M. Maj (Eds.), Psychiatry third edition (pp. 1409-1442).  Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Rowa, K., McCabe, R.E., & Antony, M.M. (2008). Specific and social phobia. In J. Hunsley and E.J. Mash (Eds.), A guide to assessments that work (pp. 207-228). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

McCabe, R.E. & Boivin, M. (2008). Eating disorders. In D. McKay, J. Abramowitz, and S. Taylor (Eds.), Clinical handbook of obsessive compulsive disorder and related problems (pp. 188-204). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Katerelos, M., Hawley, L., Antony, M.M., & McCabe, R.E. (2008).  The exposure hierarchy as a measure of progress and efficacy in the treatment of social anxiety disorder.  Behavior Modification, 32, 504-518.

Moscovitch, D.A., McCabe, R.E., Antony, M.M., Rocca, L., & Swinson, R.P. (2008). Anger experience and expression across the anxiety disorders. Depression and Anxiety, 25, 107-113.

Laliberte, M., Newton, M., McCabe, R.E., & Mills, J.S. (2007). Controlling your weight versus controlling your lifestyle: How beliefs about weight control affect risk for disordered eating, body dissatisfaction and self esteem.  Cognitive Therapy and Research, 31, 853-869.

Bieling, P.J., McCabe, R.E., & Antony, M.M. (2006).  Cognitive behavioral therapy in groups.  New York: Guilford. 

Beaton, E.A., Schmidt, L.A., Ashbaugh, A.R., Santesso, D.L., Antony, M.M., & McCabe, R.E., & Schulkin, J. (2006).  Low salivary cortisol levels among socially anxious young adults: Preliminary evidence from a selected and a non-selected sample.  Personality and Individual Differences, 41, 1217-1228.

Antony, M.M., Coons, M.J., McCabe, R.E., Ashbaugh, A.R., & Swinson, R.P. (2006).  Psychometric properties of the Social Phobia Inventory: Further evaluation.  Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1177-1185.

McCabe, R.E., Antony, M.M., & Ollendick, T.H. (2005).  Assessment of specific phobias. In V.E. Caballo (Ed.), Handbook of cognitive-behavioral assessment of psychological disorders (pp 427-445). Madrid, Spain: Piramide.

Antony, M.M., & McCabe, R.E. (2005).  Overcoming animal and insect phobias: How to conquer fear of dogs, snakes, rodents, bees, spiders, and more.  Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

McCabe, R.E., & Antony, M.M. (2005).  Panic disorder and agoraphobia.  In M. Antony, D.R. Ledley, and R. Heimberg (Eds.), Improving outcomes and preventing relapse in cognitive behavioral therapy (pp. 1 – 37). New York: Guilford.

McCabe, R.E., Chudzik, S.M., Antony, M.M., Young, L., & Swinson, R.P. (2004). Smoking behaviors across anxiety disorders.  Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 18, 7-18.

McCabe, R.E., & Antony, M.M. (2004). Challenges in the assessment and treatment of health anxiety: The Case of Mrs. A.  Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11, 102-106.

Antony, M.M., & McCabe, R.E. (2004). Ten simple solutions to panic: How to overcome panic attacks, calm physical symptoms, and reclaim your life. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. 

McCabe, R.E., McFarlane, T., & Olmsted, M.P. (2003). The overcoming bulimia workbook: Your comprehensive step-by-step guide to recovery.  Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Carter, J. C., Olmsted, M. P., Kaplan, A. S., McCabe, R. E., Mills, J. S., & Aimé, A. (2003). Self-help for Bulimia Nervosa: A randomized controlled trial.  American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 973-978.

McCabe, R.E., Antony, M.M., Summerfeldt, L.J., Liss, A., & Swinson, R.P. (2003). A preliminary examination of the relationship between anxiety disorders in adults and self-reported history of teasing or bullying experiences. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 32, 187-193.

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