Kristin Lo|Tanvi Gupta|Jennifer L. Keating
Interventions to Promote Mental Health Literacy in University Students and Their Clinical Educators. A Systematic Review of Randomised Control Trials
Monash University|Mercy Hospital for Women|Monash University
effects interventions improving mental health literacy health professional students clinical educators established review analysed interventions support mental health literacy deal stigma encourage helpseeking behaviour improve attitudes towards providing help experiencing mental health issues full holdings medline psycinfo ebm reviews cinahl plus eric embase searched 16th november 2016 inclusion criteria randomised controlled trials interventions support mental health delivered groups using face face online delivery methods compared alternative education usual curriculum intervention postintervention measurements intervention control studies appraised using pedro scale mental health educational interventions associated statistically significant improvements attitudes toward providing help one study mental health first aid mhfa resulted improvements social associations person mental health condition mental health literacy program improved anxiety literacy one study mhfa improved mhfa knowledge significant effects found attitudes seeking professional help mental health stigma studies limited english short term effects analysed method quality generally poor preliminary evidence suggests interventions mhfa may potentially help clinical educators health professional students develop positive attitudes providing help increase mhfa knowledge mhfa may reduce social distance person mental health condition content needs refined change attitudes toward seeking professional help stigma high quality research includes long term follow warranted given importance attitudes health professionals towards mental health issues mental health challenges working health professionals