Ahmed Waqas|Salma Malik|Ania Fida|Noureen Abbas|Nadeem Mian|Sannihitha Miryala|Afshan Naz Amray|Zunairah Shah|Naveed Sattar
Interventions to Reduce Stigma Related to Mental Illnesses in Educational Institutes: a Systematic Review
University of Liverpool|Hartford Hospital|King Edward Medical University|CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry|Dow University of Health Sciences|Weiss Memorial Hospital|University of Kansas Medical Center
abstract investigation reviews effectiveness antistigma interventions employed educational institutes improve knowledge attitude beliefs regarding mental health disorders among students preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalysis prisma checklist guidelines followed protocol registered prospero crd42018114535 forty four randomized controlled trials considered eligible screening 104 fulltext articles inclusion exclusion criteria several interventions employed tackle stigma toward psychiatric illnesses including education lectures case scenarios contactbased interventions roleplays strategies address stigma towards mental illnesses high proportion trials noted significant improvement stigma 1925 76 attitude 811 72 helpingseeking 811 72 knowledge mental health including recognition depression 1114 78 social distance 47 57 interventions also helped reducing public selfstigma majority studies showed antistigma interventions successful improving mental health literacy attitude beliefs towards mental health illnesses