Dr. Garland has over 250 scientific articles and book chapters published in respected, peer-reviewed outlets. His work has been covered in multiple news outlets, including the New York Times, Time, National Public Radio (NPR), U.S. News and World Report, LA Times, Psychology Today, and more. Browse posts by categories below:
Latest Posts
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My Research on Mindfulness and Suppression Featured in Scientific American Mind
Recently, my research on mindfulness, thought suppression, stress-primed cue-reactivity, and trauma in people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction was featured in an article in Scientific American Mind. This is a nice article in the popular press that discusses the role of negative emotions in psychological health.
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Mindfulness and Reappraisal
Inevitably, we encounter hardship in our lives. We become ill, fall into debt, are subject to criticism, harried by rumor and jealousy, and assailed by the many challenges and unrelenting demands of the world. Yet, individuals differ to the extent to which they remain resilient in the face of such stressors. One key to resilience
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New Paper Accepted for Publication: Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement Reduces Pain Attentional Bias in Chronic Pain Patients
My colleague Matthew Howard and I recently had a paper accepted for publication in the internationally-recognized journal, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. This paper describes a subset of findings from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for chronic pain patients who have been prescribed long-term opioid treatment (e.g., oxycontin, vicodin) for pain management. The