Thursday, May 9 / 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM   •   Cherokee

Session 23:
Health, Well-being and Aging

Chair: Omar Rahman, Harvard University
Discussant: Jane Menken, University of Colorado at Boulder

  1. Perceived Support and Social Ties: Two Dimensions of Social Support and Health among the Elderly in TaiwanJennifer C. Cornman, Princeton University ; Noreen Goldman, Princeton University ; Ming-Cheng Chang, Taiwan Provincial Institute of Family Planning

  2. Suicide among Elderly: The Influence of Loss of Partner and Psychiatric IllnessAnnette Erlangsen, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

  3. Gender Differences in the Association between Marriage and Self-Rated Health for Older Adults across Eight Asian CountriesErin B. Reidy, University of Michigan ; Mary Beth Ofstedal, University of Michigan

  4. Physical Function and Depression in Late Life: A Longitudinal AnalysisYang Yang, Duke University

Other sessions on Population and Aging