Possible predictors of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in the psychiatric population – A scoping review

•The Covid-19 pandemic brought vaccination to the front of measures implemented to address the outbreaks. In spite of its proven efficacy, a considerable percentage of the population remains hesitant or right-out opposed.•The aim of this scoping review is to identify risk factors associated with vaccine hesitancy in the psychiatric population.•A systematic search on the topic of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in relation to psychiatric disorders was done on three databases: Medline, PubMed, and Embase.•Fifteen articles out of 219 publications on the topic of Covid 19 vaccine hesitancy met our inclusion criteria for this review.•The common findings of these studies recognize the following risk factors for Covid 19 hesitancy: diagnosis of severe mental illness such as schizophrenia (impaired decision making), lower socioeconomic status, lower educational level, and young age.