Researchers categorized participants by whether or not they had experienced SCD, and by their antidepressant medication use — between 1 and 5 years, or 6 years and longer.

At the study’s conclusion, researchers found that participants who used antidepressants for a period of 1 to 5 years had a 56% increased risk of SCD.

Participants who used antidepressants for 6 or more years had a 2.2 times higher risk for SCD.