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geropsychiatry

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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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Lee: I have an interest in behavioral symptoms of dementia, and I attend on the geropsychiatry unit.
Stewart, MD Geropsychiatry Section University of South Florida College of Medicine Bay Pines VA Medical Center Bay Pines, FL References 1.
Because the incidence and prevalence of mental illness among a high and increasing proportion of older Iowans is rising, the importance of training programs in geropsychiatry is recognized and considered a priority.
 
 
 
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