Yes, electroconvulsive therapy can help a patient with depression. Electroconvulsive therapy can help in case of insomnia. It can even help you in case of feeling of hopelessness and guilt.

Working of ECT:

In electroconvulsive therapy, the patients are registered by some sort of shock. In this process of applying shocks, specific chemicals are released from the brain cells. Medically, this state is referred to as seizures where the brain changes the normal course of actions for a small moment and releases many hormones. These hormones are known as neutron-transmitters. The function of neutron-transmitters is to deliver messages from one side of brain cells to another. This increases the activity within the brain and this helps in better functioning of the brain. When your brain functioning is improved, it helps in relieving tension and improves upon your mood.

Electroconvulsive therapy can be administered while you are in the hospital for stress management. Alternately, you can also visit the hospital especially for ECT and then go home. Normally, electroconvulsive therapy is administered for about 3-5 times in a week depending on the patient. Not more than 10-15 sittings are required for relieving one from depression. ECT also comes with some side effects so must be used only after proper analysis.