Figure 2: Types of serious illness by age and sex, 2009 to 2021
Figure 2: Types of serious illness by age and sex, 2009 to 2021 Mental illness includes conditions with relatively low prevalence and potentially severe consequences, such as psychotic illnesses (Department of Health and Ageing 2010). Psychotic illnesses may be characterised by symptoms including disordered thinking, hallucinations, delusions and disordered behaviour,
