Read on for a comprehensive guide to 7 facts about depression, including whether or not the following are myth or fact:

1. Women get blue more often than men

2. You can “snap out of” depression

3. Men and women act differently when they’re depressed

4. Depression is all in your head

5. It’s PMS, not depression

6. Pregnancy-related depression can occur during the nine months of pregnancy

7. Pregnant women should never take antidepressants

Depression symptoms in women can be difficult to detect, or easy to brush off as just “the blues.” Adding to the difficulty of getting an accurate, prompt diagnosis are the many myths surrounding women and depression that exist today.

Read more on Lifescript.com, a leading women’s health web site, to learn about the many myths that exist about the disorder, from the myth that depression is all in your head, to the myth that pregnant women should never take antidepressants. Not necessarily true.