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geropsychiatry /gero·psy·chi·a·try/ (jer″o-si-ki´ah-tre) a subspecialty of psychiatry dealing with mental illness in the elderly.

geropsychiatry

[jer′ōsīkī′ətrē]

Etymology: Gk, geras, old age, psyche, mind

the study and treatment of psychiatric aspects of aging and mental disorders of elderly people or the functional/mental disorders of people in their 50s and 60s if they qualify.

geropsychiatry [jer″o-si-ki´ah-tre]

a subspecialty of psychiatry dealing with mental health and illness in the elderly.

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