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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.[1][2][3]

After a 4 year residency in psychiatry, a psychiatrist can complete a one year fellowship in Geriatric psychiatry, As the population ages, particularly in developing countries this field is becoming more needed. The diagnosis, treatment and management of dementia is one area of this field.

The International Psychogeriatric Association is an international community of scientists and healthcare geriatric professionals working for mental health in aging.[4], Psychogeriatrics is the official journal of the International Psychogeriatric Association[5]


Many fellowships in geriatric psychaitry exist[6]

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry[7] is the official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry[8]

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology issues a certification in geriatric psychiatry[9]

The American Association For Geriatric Psychiatry is the national organization representing health care providers specializing in late life mental disorders. The International Psychogeriatric Association is an international community of scientists and healthcare geriatric professionals working for mental health in aging.[10] International Psychogeriatrics is the official journal of the International Psychogeriatric Association.[11] Many fellowships in geriatric psychiatry exist.[12] The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry[13] is the official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP).[14] The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry both issue a board certification in geriatric psychiatry.[15][16] Geriatric psychiatry is an official subspeciality in psychiatry with a defined curriculum of study and core competencies. Geropsychiatric Unit, the term for a hospital-based geriatric psychiatry program, was introduced in 1984 by Norman White MD, when he opened New England's first specialized program of this sort at a community hospital in Rochester NH. Dr. White is a pioneer in geriatric psychiatry, being among the first psychiatrists nationally to achieve board certification in the field. The prefix "psycho" had been proposed for the geriatric program but Dr. White, knowing New Englanders aversion to anything "psycho" ( see witch burning for example), lobbied successfully for "Geropsychiatric" rather than "psychogeriatrics."

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  1. Barraclough, J.; Gill, D. (1996). Hughes' outline of modern psychiatry. (4th ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-47-196358-5
  2. Bowden, V.M.; Long, M.J. (1995). Geriatric psychiatry. Journal of the American Medical Association, 273, 1395.
  3. Harkins, S. (2003, April 16). Glossary of Terms. Retrieved October, 17, 2007, from http://www.people.vcu.edu/~swharkin/swhpages/glossary.htm
  4. International Psychogeriatric Association
  5. Psychogeriatrics journal
  6. Geriatric psychaitry fellowship
  7. http://ajgponline.org/ The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  8. American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
  9. American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, geriatric psychaitry
  10. International Psychogeriatric Association
  11. Psychogeriatrics journal
  12. Geriatric psychaitry fellowship
  13. http://ajgponline.org/ The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  14. American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
  15. American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, geriatric psychaitry
  16. Specialties & Subspecialties. American Osteopathic Association. URL accessed on 23 September 2012.


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