PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS ON GRMT
Breathwork: An additional treatment option for depression and anxiety? (2012)
Rationale for a Clinical Breathwork Model. The groundbreaking article was the first in a series of 3 studies from Dr Lloyd Lalande's PhD research developing this clinical approach to breathwork, now known as Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT). This original research shows that well established psychological understanding provide a clear rationale for the use of this 3 component clinical model of Breathwork as a treatment option for symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety.
Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy: Development and evaluation of a brief therapist training program (2016)
Evidence-Based GRMT Therapist Training. This research article, the 2nd in a series, describes the development and evaluation of a standardized multi-component therapist training program in Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT). Therapists were able to successfully gain confidence, basic knowledge, and competency in providing GRMT to clients, with positive client outcomes. Therapists also experienced transformations in their own wellbeing and awareness. This training research provide an evidence-base for the current GRMT practitioner training offered by Dr Lalande.
An uncontrolled clinical trial of Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT) in the treatment of depression and anxiety (2017)
Demonstrated Effectiveness of GRMT with Depression and Anxiety. This research article reports the outcomes of a clinical trial of the manualized GRMT treatment program for depression and anxiety. 42 participants with a primary diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety disorder received up to 9 sessions each of GRMT from therapists who had previously received GRMT training. Treatment response was assessed using standardised outcome measures with data collected on a session-by-session basis. Results showed GRMT is an effective and fast acting approach for reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress.
Evaluation of Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT) for Reducing Stress in Nurses (2022)
Reduction of Psychological Distress in Nurses. This paper reports on research examining the effectiveness of GRMT as a group intervention for reducing psychological distress in nurses. The research took place in a large Buddhist hospital in Taiwan. GRMT performed as well or better than the comparison mindfulness-based intervention. Results suggest that GRMT can be an effective group intervention for improving the wellbeing of nurses, with significant reductions in anxiety and stress, and increases in mindfulness and self-compassion.
OTHER PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Dialogical Mindfulness in Supervision Role-Play (2010)
This study investigated Mindfulness-based Role-play (MBRP) supervision to find out how therapists would experience the approach, and to what extent they would find it useful, particularly in relation to empathy toward clients. The main supervision outcomes were increased empathy with the client’s emotional experience, enhanced awareness of functioning as a therapist, and thoughts about how to proceed in therapy.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS BY DR LALANDE
What Do You Really Want? Simple Psychology for Living a More Authentic Life (1995)
Lloyd wrote this book in 1995. The focus of this book is on making a shift from living a life that isn’t really “you” to living one that is. It is very common to lead an existence governed by an elaborate structure of disempowering beliefs and limitations, usually the result of childhood conditioning. Yet it is in everyone’s grasp to live according to one’s own self-defined values and ideals - to lead a life that is an authentic expression of the individual.