大多数meta studies并不支持药物总体上增加风险这个说法，也无服药后时间段的特殊性。目前的结论是这样的 ——

In conclusion, the benefits of antidepressants outweigh their risks and the judicious use of these medications can serve to effectively treat and actually protect depressed patients from suicide . However, appropriate precautions and monitoring must be exercised to avoid the increased risk of suicide in an apparently small, but real, number of patients.