Eric Garland, Ph.D., LCSW, is Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research, Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research in the University of Utah College of Social Work.
, and Research Health Scientist in Whole Health at the Salt Lake Veterans Administration Medical Center. Dr. Garland is the developer of an innovative mindfulness-based intervention founded on insights derived from cognitive, affective, and neurobiological science, called
. As Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator, he has received more than $80 million in research grants from a variety of prestigious entities including the National Institutes of Health , the Department of Defense , and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute to conduct bio-behavioral clinical trials to develop and test novel integrative health interventions, including trials ofas a treatment for addiction, emotion dysregulation, and chronic pain.
“Dr. Garland is arguably the world’s leading expert on the use of mind-body therapies to address opioid misuse and addiction among people with chronic pain. In 2020, Dr. Garland completed the largest randomized controlled trial of MORE to date and found that this innovative treatment reduced opioid misuse by 45% nine months after the completion of the treatment—demonstrating the efficacy of the intervention.
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