About MORE

Eric Garland, PhD is the Developer of MORE and an internationally recognized leader in the science and treatment of addiction and pain.
T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion
Endowed Professor
Department of Psychiatry at University of California San Diego (UCSD)
Professor
UCSD ONEMIND (Optimized Neuroscience-Enhanced Mindfulness Intervention Design)
Director
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Eric Garland, PhD

Eric Garland, PhD is the Developer of MORE and an internationally recognized leader in the science and treatment of addiction and pain. Dr. Garland is Endowed Professor at the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of California San Diego (UCSD), and Director of UCSD ONEMIND (Optimized Neuroscience-Enhanced Mindfulness Intervention Design). He has published more than 270 scientific manuscripts and received more than $90 million in research grants to study innovative mindfulness-based treatments for addiction and pain. In a bibliometric analysis of mindfulness research published over the past 55 years, Dr. Garland was found to be the most prolific author of mindfulness research in the world.
Strengthen your emotional bond
Solid relationships in a marriage are built on trust, emotional intimacy, love and respect.
Improve your communication
Successful couples can work through anything, provided they have communication.
Intimacy and
passion
It takes intention and full time involvment to keep passion alive in long-term relationships.
On the same page with your partner
As relationships evolve, couples need to align their goals and work together as a team.
Strengthen your emotional bond
Solid relationships in a marriage are built on trust, emotional intimacy, love and respect.
Improve your communication
Successful couples can work through anything, provided they have communication.
Intimacy and
passion
It takes intention and full time involvment to keep passion alive in long-term relationships.
On the same page with your partner
As relationships evolve, couples need to align their goals and work together as a team.

Transform Recovery.
Empower Healing.

Join the movement to expand access to evidence-based, neuroscience-informed care. Our Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) training equips healthcare professionals with the tools to treat addiction, pain, and emotional distress with compassion and clinical precision.
Finding the balance
Nanotechnology immersion along the information highway will close the loop on the bottom line.
Achieve success
Organically grow the holistic world view of disruptive innovation via workplace diversity.

Reference


  1. Garland EL, Hanley AW, Nakamura Y, et al. Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Supportive Group Therapy for Co-occurring Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2022;182(4):407-417. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0033

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2789279

  1. Cooperman NA, Lu SE, Hanley AW, et al. Telehealth mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement vs usual care in individuals with opioid use disorder and pain: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA psychiatry. 2024;81(4):338-346.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2812818

  1. Garland EL, Hanley AW, Kline A, Cooperman NA. Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement reduces opioid craving among individuals with opioid use disorder and chronic pain in medication assisted treatment: Ecological momentary assessments from a stage 1 randomized controlled trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2019;203:61-65. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.07.007

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871619303059

  1. Garland EL, Hudak J, Hanley AW, Bernat E, Froeliger B. Positive Emotion Dysregulation in Opioid Use Disorder and Normalization by Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025;82(7):654-662. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0569

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2833307

  1. Garland EL, Hanley AW, Nakamura Y, et al. Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs supportive group therapy for co-occurring opioid misuse and chronic pain in primary care: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA internal medicine. 2022;182(4):407-417.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2789279

  1. Parisi A, Hudak J, Froeliger B, Garland EL. Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement reduces post-traumatic stress via reappraisal among patients with chronic pain and co-occurring opioid misuse. Nature Mental Health. 2023;1(7):489-500.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-023-00084-2

  1. Garland EL, Bryan CJ, Finan PH, et al. Pain, hedonic regulation, and opioid misuse: Modulation of momentary experience by Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement in opioid-treated chronic pain patients. Drug and alcohol dependence. 2017;173:S65-S72.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871616310316

  1. Garland EL, Hanley AW, Hudak J, Nakamura Y, Froeliger B. Mindfulness-induced endogenous theta stimulation occasions self-transcendence and inhibits addictive behavior. Science Advances. 2022;8(41):eabo4455. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abo4455

 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abo4455

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