单词 | psychogeriatric |
释义 | psychogeriatricadj.n. A. adj. Of or relating to the treatment of mental illness in the elderly (geriatric psychiatry). Of a person: requiring such treatment. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > psychogeriatric psychogeriatric1953 1953 Lancet 20 June 1257/2 I look after a psycho-geriatric unit of 320 beds for frail patients over 70 years. 1957 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 28 July 1/4 A..psychogeriatric building to be constructed at the Dayton State Mental Hospital. 1973 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Dec. 541/2 Many doctors and social workers cannot formulate a ‘psychogeriatric’ problem in any other terms but as the need to get it instantly off their hands. 1992 Age & Ageing 21 74/1 Psychogeriatric fashion and policy have moved away from dedicated dementia services in favour of a more comprehensive remit. B. n. An elderly person who is mentally ill or being treated for mental illness. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > psychogeriatric illness > person gaga1938 psychogeriatric1971 1971 Observer 12 Dec. 8/4 The psycho-geriatrics form only one category of the..mentally ill. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 29 Jan. 4 She became involved with a Glasgow special needs unit, working with people with learning difficulties, brain damage, ex-offenders and psychogeriatrics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1953 |
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