Prof Dr H.L.G.J. Merckelbach

Recent publications

• De Page, L., Dandachi-FitzGerald, B., & Merckelbach, H. (2025). Sensitivity of the Genuine Symptoms Scale of the Self-Report Symptom Inventory (SRSI) to Psychopathology: Enhancing the Informational Value of a Symptom Validity Test for Symptom Overreporting. Psychological Injury and Law, 18(4), 318-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-025-09543-w

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• van Helvoort, D., Otgaar, H., van Nieuwenhuizen, C., & Merckelbach, H. (2026). Symptom over- and underreporting are relatively stable behavioral opposites in forensic patients and undergraduates. Personality and Individual Differences, 250, Article 113551. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2025.113551

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• Merckelbach, H., Dandachi Fitzgerald, B., & Wise, J. (2025). The place of validity tests in psychiatric diagnosis: beyond common misconceptions. BJPsych Advances. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2025.10177

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• Merckelbach, H., & Dandachi-FitzGerald, B. (2025). Symptom overreporting and its consequences for treatment. Current Opinion in Psychology, 65, Article 102091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102091

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• Breuer, P., Merckelbach, H., Somer, E., & Broers, N. (2025). Maladaptive Daydreaming: The German and the Dutch Versions of the 16-Item Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000432

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• Houben, S. T. L., Backus, A. C. P., Hermans, S., Merckelbach, H., & Dandachi-FitzGerald, B. (2025). Evaluating the UE-ATR Checklist: Nuanced Attribution in Unsuccessful Therapeutic Outcomes. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 32(3), Article e70091. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.70091

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• Merckelbach, H., & Boškovic, I. (2025). Symptoms? Which symptoms? Distorted symptom presentation and its detection. In Legal and Forensic Psychology: What Is It and What It Is Not (pp. 93-110). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-75875-1_7

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• Otgaar, H., Schell - Leugers, J. M., Howe, M. L., de la Fuente Vilar, A., Houben, S. T. L., & Merckelbach, H. (2025). The Link between False Confessions, Suggestibility, and Compliance: A Review Using Experimental and Field Studies. Applied Police Briefings, 2(1), 50-52. https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v1i3.5149

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• Arbiyah, N., Otgaar, H., Sauerland, M., Rassin, E., Maegherman, E., & Merckelbach, H. (2025). The use of alternative scenarios in assessing the reliability of victims' statements. Psychology Crime & Law, 31(3), 291-308. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2023.2236274

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• Dandachi-FitzGerald, B., Peters, M. J. V., Merten, T., Roor, J. J., Ponds, R. W. H. M., & Merckelbach, H. (2024). How Psychologists Communicate about Symptom and Performance Validity Testing in Their Reports: Room for Improvement. PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY & LAW, 17(4), 424-438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-024-09519-2

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