This video hopes to debunk the myth that Blue Monday is the “saddest day of the year”. Unfortunately, with pseudoscientific claims being fueled by social media, there is a tendency to glamorize serious issues such as depression and suicide. From the origins of this myth to the harm that it has caused, this video sheds light on the importance of understanding this myth, and how it came to be.
This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students Vaithiegaa Mathanarajan, Victor Nguyen, Ghazaleh Jafarzadeh-Maleki and Karen Taghizadeh.
Copyright McMaster University 2020.
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