Stories by Hal Arkowitz

Hal Arkowitz is a psychology professor at the University of Arizona. The authors thank Lori Marino for her generous help with this article. Credit: Sean McCabe

Mind & Brain

Do-It-Yourself Addiction Cures?

Former drug and alcohol users can show impressive results without professional treatment, through the phenomenon of self-change

July 31, 2008 — Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld

Mind & Brain

Is Animal Assisted Therapy Really the Cat's Meow?

The jury's out on whether animals can initiate long-lasting improvements in mental health

June 19, 2008 — Scott O. Lilienfeld and Hal Arkowitz

The Sciences

Once a Sex Offender, Always a Sex Offender? Maybe not.

The popular perception of incurable sex criminals may be quite off the mark

April 3, 2008 — Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld

Health

EMDR: Taking a Closer Look

Can moving your eyes back and forth help to ease anxiety?

January 3, 2008 — Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld

Health

Is There Really an Autism Epidemic?

A closer look at the statistics suggests something more than a simple rise in incidence

December 6, 2007 — Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld

Mind & Brain

What "Psychopath" Means

It is not quite what you may think

November 28, 2007 — Scott O. Lilienfeld and Hal Arkowitz