define geriatric psychiatry
Geriatric psychiatry, also known as geropsychiatry, psychogeriatrics or psychiatry of old age, is a subspecialty of psychiatry dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in humans with old age.
Because of their special training, geriatricians. typically provide care for frail older people. who have the most complicated medical and. social problems. Older adults have special healthcare needs that. can make their medical care more complicated.