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ArticleNeuroethics2024

Rewriting the Script: The Need for Effective Education to Address Racial Disparities in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Uptake in BIPOC Communities.

Christi Rp Sullivan, Alex Henry, Jonathan Lehman, Ziad Nahas, Alik S Widge, Laura Cabrera, Anita Randolph, Saydra Wilson

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Article in Neuroethics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Neurodevelopmental considerations for transcranial magnetic stimulation trials in youth.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
    Review
  3. Four dimensions of individualization in brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders: context, target, dose, and timing.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Christi Rp SullivanUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5303-8756
Alex HenryUniversity of Minnesota, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Jonathan LehmanUniversity of Minnesota, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ziad NahasUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8391-5673
Alik S WidgeUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8510-341X
Laura CabreraPennsylvania State University, Department of Science and Mechanics and Rock Ethics Institute, University Park, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6220-7096
Anita RandolphUniversity of Minnesota, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5615-6042
Saydra WilsonUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2274-5244

Funding

Is the Treatment Perceived to be Worse than the Disease?: Ethical Concerns and Attitudes towards Psychiatric Electroceutical InterventionsRF1MH117802 · NIMH · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI CABRERA TRUJILLO, LAURA YENISA · 2018 to 2018
$1.3M
NIMH NIH HHS RF1 MH117802
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression is a widespread concern in the United States. Neuromodulation treatments are becoming more common but there is emerging concern for racial disparities in neuromodulation treatment utilization. This study focuses on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a treatment for depression, and the structural and attitudinal barriers that racialized individuals face in accessing it. In January 2023 participants from the Twin Cities, Minnesota engaged in focus groups, coupled with an educational video intervention. Individuals self identified as non-white who had no previous TMS exposure but had tried at least one treatment for their depression. Results revealed that the intervention did not notably change knowledge or stigma about TMS, but attitudes surrounding traveling for treatment changed. Notably, barriers like affordability, frequency of treatment, and lack of knowledge persist. Participants expressed a desire for more information, personal connection, and a tailored educational approach. The study suggests a need for multifaceted strategies to reduce disparities, focusing on education, community-based resources, and policy interventions. Immediate actions that can be taken include the creation of a TMS education program focused on patient engagement and awareness about TMS.

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DepressionDiversityEquityHealthcare Decision MakingNeuromodulation

Identifiers

PMID40822621
PMCPMC12351349

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