Psychogeriatric
[sahy-koh-jeer-ee-a-triks] /ˌsaɪ koʊˌdʒɪər iˈæ trɪks/
noun, (used with a singular verb)
1.
the psychology of old age.
psychogeriatric
/ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk/
adjective
1.
(Technical) (of an older person) no longer in touch with everyday realities; exhibiting delusions; mentally incompetent
noun
2.
(offensive) a confused old person
an impersonal label for a patient, as a unit, requiring institutional services appropriate for a mentally disordered old person
psychogeriatrics
/ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɛrɪˈætrɪks/
noun
1.
(functioning as sing) (med) the branch of health care concerned with the study, diagnosis, and sometimes treatment of mentally disordered older people Compare geriatrics
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