Depression itself is, I suspect, something rather like cancer—the underlying problems can come from many things, but the symptoms may appear to be similar.<p>ECT worked for me, but probably wouldn&#x27;t work for everyone. Most treatments may be described like that—IMHO, the only universal treatment is therapy. This doesn&#x27;t mean we should throw the rest of the treatments out the window. If the hammer works for the job, why look for a nailgun that doesn&#x27;t exist?