The peak of the ‘Blue Monday’ depression and winter blues
A. Botica, M. Baković, M. Strikić, A. Delić, T. Glavina

TL;DR
This study investigates whether the third Monday in January, known as 'Blue Monday,' is truly the most depressing day of the year by analyzing emergency psychiatric admissions.
Contribution
The study provides empirical data on emergency psychiatric admissions on Mondays in January to assess the validity of the 'Blue Monday' concept.
Findings
There were 198 participants examined in the outpatient clinic on Mondays in January from 2019 to 2023.
The study found no strong scientific evidence to support the claim that the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year.
Abstract
For many people, January is the most depressing month of the year. “Blue Monday” encompasses the generally accepted belief that Monday is the hardest day of the week compared to Friday and Saturday, which are the most anticipated days of the week. The connection between the color blue and Monday is in the emotional stage, which is presented as emotional anger. The third Monday in January is currently known as the most depressing day of the year. Speaker Cliff Arnall was the first to declare that day in 2014. The theory says that this is the time of the year when respiratory diseases are common, the day is shorter, the weather conditions are worse, and the time when people are burdened with guilt about whether they will achieve their New Year’s resolutions. The aim of this work was to investigate that on third Monday in January there were more suicide attempts and that there were more…
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Taxonomy
TopicsSchool Health and Nursing Education · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
