Psychogeriatrics


[sahy-koh-jeer-ee-a-triks] /ˌsaɪ koʊˌdʒɪər iˈæ trɪks/
noun, (used with a singular verb)
1.
the psychology of old age.
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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