Abstract
Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to map the existing literature on the provision, outcomes, and impacts of anti-stigma training for medical students within the context of mental health and addiction.
Introduction: There is a high prevalence of stigma in medical settings towards people experiencing mental health and addiction conditions. This stigma has numerous far-reaching harmful effects, and stigma among doctors can contribute to these effects. We will conduct a scoping review that includes specific studies examining mental health and addiction anti-stigma interventions for medical students.
Inclusion criteria: Eligible studies will be trials, pre- and post-evaluations, or mixed-methods studies with quantitative data to ascertain efficacy, which examine an anti-stigma training intervention for medical students within a mental health and addiction context. Studies with no measurement of outcomes related to stigma, attitudes, or behaviour change will not be eligible.
Methods: The following databases will be searched: Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Ovid Embase, Scopus, ProQuest Health & Medical Collection, Google Scholar. Search results will be restricted to papers published in English from 1995–2026. All titles and abstracts will be screened in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The full texts of potentially relevant studies will be retrieved and assessed in full against the inclusion and exclusion criteria. If relevant, data will then be extracted. Results will be presented as a narrative synthesis themed around the intervention types found in the included literature. No meta-analysis will be performed.