Nima Hunt

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Nima is a writer and co-founder of First Do No Harm, a user-led organisation founded by those who have lived-experience of children and adolescent’s psychiatric inpatient care. She writes both professionally and for pleasure on topics such as trauma-informed care, the impact of restrictive practices and alternatives to mainstream mental healthcare.

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All eyes on the ward: the use and impact of surveillance in inpatient mental health settings

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Nima Hunt summarises a new systematic review published today on the use and impact of surveillance-based technology initiatives in inpatient and acute mental health settings. The review suggests that surveillance technologies should not be used in mental health settings until further research supports their use.

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From subject to cause: can patients’ circumstances predict the use of coercion in psychiatric hospital admissions?

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Nima Cas Hunt explores a recent research study carried out at a mental health hospital in Switzerland, which tries to predict coercion during the course of psychiatric hospitalisations.

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