Social engagement and cognitive functioning among older persons • Henriette Engelhardt, Universitat Bamberg ; Isabella Buber-Ennser, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Vegard Skirbekk, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) ; Alexia Fuernkranz-Prskawetz, Vienna Institute of Demography

Morbidity and mortality of Alzheimer disease in Italy • Luisa Frova, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) ; Stefano Marchetti, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) ; Monica Pace, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) ; Alessandra Burgio, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

Late-life mental health in Europe: a controlled for measurement bias country level comparison • George B Ploubidis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ; Emily Grundy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

The effect of risk factors on cognitive impairment: a life table approach • Mieke Reuser, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) ; Luc Bonneux, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) ; Frans Willekens, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)

The impact of dementia in Germany: prevalence and direct costs in 2002 • Uta Ziegler, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research