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:


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  • Mindfulness Job Opportunity

    Are you a behavioral health clinician (social worker, psychologist, counselor, etc.) looking for a job centered on mindfulness? Here’s a full-time job opportunity delivering Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) to active duty military personnel undergoing knee replacement surgery for a new research study funded by the Department of Defense. I am the PI on the study,

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  • Healing Pain and the Opioid Crisis with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement

    On May 4, I had the honor of giving an invited lecture for the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) of the National Institutes of Health, entitled “Healing the Opioid Crisis with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: Clinical Efficacy and Neurophysiological Mechanisms.” The full video of this lecture can be found here. In this lecture,

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  • Dr. Garland presents to NIH on May 4

    The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) invites you to join us this spring for exciting lectures on the theme of “Novel Approaches at the Intersection of Mental Health and Pain.” These virtual talks, part of our Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series will take place on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, and Tuesday, June

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