Data form part of the results of a survey of patients attitudes toward their detention under the Act.Those questioned had 2 or more admissions or one or more contacts with mental health services between January and June 1994.No information regarding study size or location 79% had previously been sectioned. 67% of whites, 100% of 2nd generation blacks & 83% of 1st generation blacks previously sectioned. 32% of 1st gen.black; 25% of 2nd gen.Black; 10% white moderately/very angry about their section. 26% of 1st gen.black; 31% of 2nd gen.Black; 17% white moderately/very upset about their section. 24% white; 63% 2nd gen.Black; 26% 1st gen.Black felt section was definitely/probably wrong.
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Churchill et al. (1998) studied this question.