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Session 23:
Health, Well-being and Aging

Thursday, May 9
10:30 AM-12:20 PM
Cherokee - 2nd Floor
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 Taiwan  •   Jennifer 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 Illness  •   Annette 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 Countries  •   Erin B. Reidy, University of Michigan; Mary Beth Ofstedal, University of Michigan

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

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