Inspirational, Educational, & Revolutionary…
As mentioned in her text, despite outward appearances of a perfect life as a successful career woman, wife, and mother, Martha Rhodes struggled with undiagnosed & medication-resistant depression. In her memoir, 3,000 Pulses Later, she details her battle with treatment-resistant depression and her frustrating search for relief after six unsuccessful antidepressant medications. Rhodes focuses much of the book on her eventual discovery of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive and FDA-approved treatment that has now kept her depression at bay for over eight years. With her success, Rhodes has played a crucial role in securing insurance coverage for TMS therapy (from commercial payers and Medicare) nationwide.
Not only does 3,000 Pulses Later reflect Rhodes’s own experience with TMS, her wise words offer readers valuable insight for anyone considering TMS, undergoing TMS treatment, or having finished TMS therapy. More importantly, Rhodes aims to raise awareness of the risks of undiagnosed and untreated treatment-resistant depression. She depicts depression as a medical and often chronic illness for which patients must find the right therapy. While Rhodes encourages patients to take responsibility for managing their illness through therapies that relieve symptoms, whether alternative or mainstream, the book provides readers insight into undergoing TMS therapy and its efficacy in the author’s experience.
As previously mentioned, Rhodes has played a crucial role in securing insurance coverage for TMS therapy (from commercial payers and Medicare) nationwide. She has also promoted TMS internationally, speaking in Wales and England at the launch of TMS therapy at the University of Nottingham’s Institute of Mental Health. Attendees at this landmark event included patients, members of the UK’s National Health Service, and researchers from Nottingham, Oxford, and Cambridge Universities, demonstrating the growing global acceptance of this highly effective treatment. Rhodes’ prominence among medical professionals and the public, both in the U.S. and worldwide, ensures a wide audience for her book. More importantly, the book helps spread awareness of TMS therapy.
Since its first printing in 2010, Rhodes’ journey depicted in her writing of 3,000 Pulses Later has become a widely-read resource on transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression. As a result, Rhodes messages’ have been featured in major media outlets like The New York Times, Psychology Today, U.S. News & World Report, ABC News, NBC News, Fox News, and SiriusXM Radio. She has also authored articles on TMS and depression for CNN.com, The Saturday Evening Post, HealthyWomen.org, and TMS NeuroHealth Centers.
To learn more about Martha or to purchase her insightful memoir, 3000 Pulses Later, please visit her website by clicking below:
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References:
Rhodes , M. (2024, January 11). Martha Rhodes, Home. Martha Rhodes. https://3000pulseslater.com/
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