Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Chronic Pain and Prescription Opioid Misuse: Preliminary Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Schedule:Thursday, January 17, 2013 | 1:30 PMLocation: Executive Center 4, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & MarinaPresenting Author: Eric L. Garland, PhD, LCSWAssistant Professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FLCo-Author: Matthew Owen Howard, PhDSchool of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBackgroundPrescription opioid misu

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Matthew O. Howard as a Mentor and His Influence on the Science of Mindfulness as a Treatment for Addiction

IntroductionMeasuring the true impact of a scholar like Dr. Matthew Owen Howard is extraordinarily difficult. Citation counts, h-index scores, top-tier journal publications, and federal research grants can offer quantifiable indicators of influence, but such metrics rarely capture the holistic, historical, and field-defining contributions a scholar

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Dr. Matthew Owen Howard: A Scholarly Giant and a Foundational Influence on Mindfulness-Based Addiction Research

IntroductionMeasuring the true impact of a scholar like Dr. Matthew Owen Howard is extraordinarily difficult. Citation counts, h-index scores, top-tier journal publications, and federal research grants can offer quantifiable indicators of influence, but such metrics rarely capture the holistic, historical, and field-defining contributions a scholar

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