It helped me. I was stuck in a deep episode and was hospitalized. Nothing was working so my pdoc ordered ECT treatments. It got me out of that episode and I was able to maintain with new meds and additional therapy. That was 2 years ago. Since then I have had another episode but not to the degree of the one that put me in the hospital.

It's my understanding that it's not a long term fix, but you can have additional treatments if needed.