Educating on Mental Health Topics - It Is About More Than Just the Patient Mental health topics - from mood disorder to eating disorder to substance abuse - has a stigma. Negative or bias attitudes surround mental health topics from past experiences, societal pressures, professional encounters, and even personal unease. Those suffering from mental illness or dealing with mental health topics are deserving of care, respect, and dignity. Educating and preparing healthcare professionals for future encounters with mental health, and the vast array of topics encompassed, is important. Educating on mental health topics can help more than just the patient, though. It can help the professional. If you or someone you know is struggling with self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or wanting to just disappear, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255). Suicide Rates and Depression Amongst Nurses on the Rise An article featured in American Nurse Today, a publication of