The Mental Welfare Commission said the number in Scotland rose to 6713 in 2022-23, while the number of safeguards fell.
This represented a rise of 1.7 per cent on the previous year and is consistent with increases over the longer term, from 4530 detentions in 2013-4.
It is expected, the commission says, that every emergency detention under the Mental Health Act should be decided by a doctor with the consent of a mental health officer, except if that is not practicable.
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