People often engage in health deception, particularly when they perceive potential benefits. This involves falsely claiming to have non-existent symptoms, exaggerating existing complaints, or hiding mental or physical health issues. Such behavior can have serious consequences in both clinical and forensic settings. For example, feigning a serious mental health disorder can help avoid criminal responsibility, while concealing the issue can lead to individual benefits that may endanger others' safety, such as parole hearings.

In my research, I focus primarily on detecting deception in health reports and lie detection in general. You can find published research articles, as well as book chapters and books, by following the links below.

During the 2024, together with Prof. Merckelbach, I worked on developing a new scale that gauges underreporting (symptom concealment), the General Inventory of Behaviours, Symptoms, and Opinions (GIBSO). GIBSO English version has been published and validated (Bošković & Rowlands, 2024), whereas its Dutch, German, French, and Spanish versions are currently under investigation. In case you wish to receive the scale, feel free to contact me using the contact options provided on this website.