Pre-Congress Workshop Mental Health and Quality of Life in Old Age: From Depression and Anxiety to Life-satisfaction" Date: Sunday May 30, 2010 Time: 10.00 - 15.00 Location: Hilton Hotel - Congress Site Open workshop targeted for psychologists and other professionals interested in mental health in old age Max number of participants: 30. Program and Speakers: 10.00 – 10.15 Welcome – Inger Hilde Nordhus & Boo Johansson 10.15 – 10.45 Good life in later life - What is it all about, and how do we measure well-being and the lack of well-being? Anne Ingeborg Berg, Sweden 10.45 – 11.15 Indicators of Cognitive Health Boo Johansson, Sweden 11.30 – 12.00 Sleep and Anxiety: Indicators of mental health Inger Hilde Nordhus, Norway 12.00 – 12.30 Depression and compromised mood Margaret Gatz, USA 12.30 – 13-30 LUNCH - (not included) 13.30 – 14.45 Anxiety- Depression: From diagnosis to successful psychological treatment in clinical setting Judy Zarit, USA - 14.45 – General discussion     The program is joint arrangement involving the Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, The Swedish Geropsychologist Society, Swedish Association of Psychologist, Section of Geropsychology, Norwegian Psychological Association, Danish Geropsychological Society, Danish Association for Psychologists. Registration for the Workshop is done when registering to the conference