psychogeriatric

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English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ geriatric.

Adjective

psychogeriatric (not comparable)

  1. Relating to psychogeriatrics.
    • 2013 February 7, Grant Rutherford, Rebecca Gole, Zahra Moussavi, “rTMS as a Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease with and without Comorbidity of Depression: A Review”, in Neuroscience journal, volume 2013, →DOI:
      A recent study conducted in Dutch psychogeriatric nursing home wards found that, out of 496 psychogeriatric residents, 96 (or 19%) were found to have comorbid depression and dementia (Stages 2–6).

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