Meanings
noungeropsychiatry (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesA branch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people; geriatric psychiatry.
Synonyms: gerontopsychiatry, psychogeriatrics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA branch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people; geriatric psychiatry.
Origin
Translations
Danish gerontopsykiatri
- gerontopsykiatribranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
Dutch psychogeriatrie
- psychogeriatriebranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
French psychogériatrie, gérontopsychiatrie
- psychogériatriebranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
- gérontopsychiatriebranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
Hebrew פסיכוגריאטריה, פסיכו־גריאטריה
- פסיכוגריאטריהbranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
- פסיכו־גריאטריהbranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
Polish psychogeriatria, gerontopsychiatria
- psychogeriatriabranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
- gerontopsychiatriabranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
Portuguese gerontopsiquiatria
- gerontopsiquiatriabranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
Spanish psicogeriatría, geropsiquiatría
- psicogeriatríabranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
- geropsiquiatríabranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
- gerontopsiquiatríabranch of psychiatry that focuses on elderly people
Cite this entry
APA
geropsychiatry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geropsychiatry
MLA
“geropsychiatry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geropsychiatry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geropsychiatry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geropsychiatry.
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