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September 2, 2026Current PsychologyOpen Access

A scoping review of self-stigma of mental illness among medical students

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MHMolly E. HackerRFRyan E Flinn

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Scoping review reveals a critical lack of quantitative literature on mental illness self-stigma in medical students, highlighting an urgent need for research to support trainee mental health.

Key Points

  • Identify what is currently known in existing literature about mental illness self-stigma among medical students and characterize evidence gaps to guide future research.
  • Searched four primary databases (CINAHL, ERIC, PsycINFO, PubMed) on November 13, 2023, with a supplemental Google Scholar search on August 20, 2024, for peer-reviewed quantitative studies published in English.
  • Screened 3,567 records and evaluated 210 full-text articles using collaboratively established inclusion criteria.
  • Identified only 3 peer-reviewed articles globally that met eligibility criteria for quantitatively assessing mental illness self-stigma among medical students.
  • Demonstrates an acute shortage of empirical evidence regarding how self-stigma, shame, and reduced self-efficacy impede help-seeking behavior during medical training.

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Hacker et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2b1c562ede874ec6ffchttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09979-6
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