If you are of the opinion that CCTV cameras are instruments used by Big Brother-type governments and employers to spy on your most private matters, then you will welcome their presence in medical care facilities for those with mental illnesses. And if you are also of the opinion that Big Brother contestants need to have their brains checked with the way they flirt with and flaunt at the cameras 24/7, you cannot accuse staff and patients with such deliberate displays of skin and silliness. Patient Safety and Therapy From your readings, you have known that mental illnesses like depression can induce suicidal thoughts. CCTV cameras help in monitoring patients that are in danger of self-destructive behaviors as well as in monitoring others who can be endangered by said actions. Since nurses cannot check on the patients 24/7, the...
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