psychogeriatrics

[ sahy-koh-jeer-ee-a-triks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the psychology of old age.

psychogeriatrics

/ ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɛrɪˈætrɪks /

noun

1. See geriatrics
   functioning as singular med the branch of health care concerned with the study, diagnosis, and sometimes treatment of mentally disordered older people Compare geriatrics

Other Words From

• psycho·geri·atric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychogeriatrics¹

First recorded in 1965–70; psycho- + geriatrics