Professor Emeritus
College of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Nisonger Center
Nisonger Dual Diagnosis Clinic
614-685-6701
L.Arnold@osumc.edu
General Research
Dr. Arnold’s research focuses on new drug development and alternative and complementary treatments for autism and ADHD. His research includes aromatic essential oil therapy for autism spectrum disorder, omega-3 fatty acids for mood disorders, neurofeedback for ADHD, nutrition and mental health, and clinical trials.
Clinical Interests
Aromatic essential oil therapy and autism spectrum disorder, omega-3 fatty acids and mood disorders, neurofeedback and ADHD, nutrition and mental health, clinical trials, new drug development, alternative and complementary treatments.
Research Techniques
- Clinical trials
Current Research Projects
- International Collaborative ADHD Neurofeedback (ICAN) study
- Essential Oils for Quality of Life in Autism
- New long-acting medication for ADHD
Active Funding
- NIMH/NIH
Selected Publications
- 260 articles
- 70 chapters
- 9 books
Current Staff
- Jill Hollway, PhD, research scientist
- Jessica Hollway, MD, child/adolescent psychiatrist
- Craig Williams, MD, child/adolescent psychiatrist
- Rachel Bergman, coordinator
- Taylor Wong, coordinator
Education and Training
MD: The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Summa cum laude
MEd: Johns Hopkins Evening College
Internship: University of Oregon
Residency: Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University
Residency: Child Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University
Editorial Activities
- JAACAP - Reviewer
- J. Attn. Disorders - Reviewer
- J. Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology - Reviewer
- JAMA Psychiatry - Reviewer
Honors and News
- C.V. Mosby Book Award, 1963
- Invited to join Phi Delta Kappa, professional education fraternity, 1969
- Initiated into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1974
- Listed in Marquis Who's Who; 1988 Listed in International Who's Who in Medicine, 1985
- Psychiatrist of the Year, Psychiatric Society of Central Ohio,1992
- NIH Director's Award for work on NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD, 1996
- Award of Excellence as researcher, teacher, clinician & administrator from Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists of Central Ohio, 2002
- CHADD Hall of Fame, 2014
- Research Award Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Research Foundation, 2015