psychogeriatricadj.n.
/ˌsʌɪkəʊdʒɛrɪˈatrɪk/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkoʊˌdʒɛriˈætrɪk/ A. adj.
Of or relating to the treatment of mental illness in the elderly (geriatric psychiatry). Of a person: requiring such treatment.
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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.
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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).
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