Andriyka L. Papish|Aliya Kassam|Geeta Modgill|Gina Vaz|Lauren Zanussi|Scott B. Patten
Reducing the stigma of mental illness in undergraduate medical education: a randomized controlled trial
University of Regina|University of Calgary|Mental Health Commission of Canada|University of Calgary|University of Calgary|University of Calgary
stigma mental illness among medical students prevalent concern far reaching negative consequences attempts combat stigma educational initiatives mixed results study examined impact onetime contactbased educational intervention stigma mental illness among medical students compared multimodal undergraduate psychiatry course university calgary canada integrates contactbased educational strategies attitudes towards mental illness compared towards type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dma clusterrandomized trial design used evaluate impact contactbased educational interventions delivered two points time impact assessed collecting data 4 time points using opening minds scale health care providers omshc assess changes stigmabaseline surveys completed 62 n111 students start course postintervention ratings available 90 stigma scores groups significantly reduced upon course completion p 00001 significantly changed following onetime contact based educational intervention primary analysis student confidence working people mental illness interest psychiatric career increased end course stigma towards mental illness remained greater t2dm time pointspsychiatric education decrease stigma mental illness increase student confidence however onetime contactbased educational interventions require evaluation context key components postulated contact knowledge attention process attending students internal experience working people mental illness integral factor modulating perceptions mental illness psychiatric career