THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARITAL STATUS, COHORT, AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS IN TAIWAN

Abstract Objectives: The relationship between marital status and depression symptoms is well documented. However, how the negative economic shock affect relationship differ by gender and cohort is still indecisive. The dataset “2011 wave of the Taiwan Longitudinal Study in Aging” and logistic regression models were used in the study. The results: Marital status is related to depression symptoms, but it differs by gendered cohort. With considering financial shock, there is no difference of depressive symptom between divorced and married female. The divorced and widowed have 4.81 and 2.47 times higher of getting depression symptom than the married for baby boom female. Being divorced is 3.67 times higher of getting depressive symptoms than being married for baby boom male. For WWII female, the widows are 1.78 times higher to have depressive symptoms than the married. being divorced, widowers, and single are 3.32, 2.21 and 2.90 times higher of getting depressive symptoms than being married for WWII male. Being divorced is 3.67 times higher of getting depressive symptoms than being married for baby boom male. In conclusions, people with unstable marital statuses are more depressed than the married. In particular, the effect of unstable marital statuses on depression could be account for by financial decline for women but not men. Given the policy emphasis on those with unstable marital status and economic decline, divorce female and single baby boom female may represent particular groups in whom interventions designed to financially support.

interpersonal risk-factor for suicide. Additionally, lower levels of honor fulfillment predicted greater anxiety about aging (β = -0.41, p < .001), greater perceived burdensomeness (β = -0.39, p < .001), and more positive implicit attitudes toward youth (β = 0.27, p = .019). Conversely, greater levels of honor fulfillment predicted more positive attitudes toward aging (β = 0.20, p = .025). Our results extend previous research on the honor-suicide relationship by demonstrating the utility of marrying the interpersonal theory of suicide with research on cultures of honor.

STRENGTHENING AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS
Bronwyn Keefe, 1 and Rita Kostiuk 1 , 1. Boston University, School of Social Work, Boston, Massachusetts, United States The Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research at Boston University in collaboration with the Age-Friendly New Bedford received funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to reduce the stigma of mental illness and increase awareness of the effects of social isolation in the community. In order for older adults to be fully engaged in community life, behavioral health concerns need to be addressed with a focus on social isolation, depression, and substance use. Many Age Friendly efforts don't address these issues even though significant numbers of older adults are impacted. Without a community-wide capacity building effort, behavioral health issues among older adults often fade into the background. We developed and implemented a 3-tiered approach to incorporating behavioral health into an Age Friendly initiative. In the first tier, we focused on increasing awareness of the impact of behavioral health concerns and stigma by creating an anti-stigma campaign in multiple languages. The second tier focused on holding workshops for older adults on behavioral health related issues. The third tier provided training to key stakeholders, including aging service providers, clergy, first responders, and resident coordinators focusing on the need to effectively identify and respond to older adults with behavioral health concerns. Using the Depression Stigma Scale, we measured perceived stigma among older adults pre and post workshop participation. We found statistically significant changes in how older adults perceive depression after participation in the workshop. Training results were also statistically significant with gains pre-post training in key competency areas.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARITAL STATUS, COHORT, AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS IN TAIWAN
Fang-Yi Huang, 1 and Min Li 2 , 1. Trinity Washington University, College Park, Maryland, United States, 2.

University of Florida, GNV, Florida, United States
Objectives: The relationship between marital status and depression symptoms is well documented. However, how the negative economic shock affect relationship differ by gender and cohort is still indecisive. The dataset "2011 wave of the Taiwan Longitudinal Study in Aging" and logistic regression models were used in the study. The results: Marital status is related to depression symptoms, but it differs by gendered cohort. With considering financial shock, there is no difference of depressive symptom between divorced and married female. The divorced and widowed have 4.81 and 2.47 times higher of getting depression symptom than the married for baby boom female. Being divorced is 3.67 times higher of getting depressive symptoms than being married for baby boom male. For WWII female, the widows are 1.78 times higher to have depressive symptoms than the married. being divorced, widowers, and single are 3.32, 2.21 and 2.90 times higher of getting depressive symptoms than being married for WWII male. Being divorced is 3.67 times higher of getting depressive symptoms than being married for baby boom male. In conclusions, people with unstable marital statuses are more depressed than the married. In particular, the effect of unstable marital statuses on depression could be account for by financial decline for women but not men. Given the policy emphasis on those with unstable marital status and economic decline, divorce female and single baby boom female may represent particular groups in whom interventions designed to financially support.

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ANXIETY AND PERSONALITY DISORDER FEATURES IN YOUNGER AND OLDER ADULTS
Olivia R. Noel, 1 Lisa E. Stone, 1 and Daniel L. Segal 1 , 1.

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Introduction: Anxiety is a prevalent problem that has been found to be associated with multiple other mental disorders, functional impairments, and poor quality of life. Specifically, it appears that personality may play a major role in anxiety based on preferred dispositional coping methods and presence of normal and dysfunctional personality traits. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between anxiety and personality disorder (PD) features. It was hypothesized that anxiety would have positive associations with the avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive, schizotypal, paranoid, and borderline PD scales. Method: Community-dwelling older adults (N = 130) and younger adults (N = 243) completed the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS) and the Coolidge Axis Two Inventory (CATI) as part of a larger assessment battery. Correlations were computed between the GAS total score and the 14 PD scales from the CATI. Results: Results showed that anxiety was significantly and positively associated with all 14 PD scales. Specifically, as expected, the schizotypal (.52), paranoid (.55), avoidant (.56), obsessive-compulsive (.60), dependent (.62), and borderline (.69) PD scales were all significantly positively associated with anxiety. The remaining 8 PD scales also showed strong, positive correlations with anxiety: sadistic (.27), antisocial (.28), schizoid (.32), histrionic (.42), narcissistic (.44), passive-aggressive (.59), self-defeating (.64), and depressive (.69). Discussion: These results indicate that anxiety and abnormal personality traits are highly associated, showing a strong comorbidity. An implication is that PDs may play a role in the development of anxiety, or vice versa. Longitudinal studies are needed to clarify temporal and causative relationships.

PERCEIVED NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL DISORDER, FRIENDS' SUPPORT, AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY OF NON-MARRIED OLDER WOMEN
Seungjong Cho, 1 and Aloen Townsend 1 , 1. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States This study examined whether perceived neighborhood social disorder predicted depressive symptoms among nonmarried older women (N = 823) drawn from the 2016 Health and Retirement Study. It also tested the stress buffering effect of friends support. A negative binomial regression model showed that higher perceived neighborhood social disorder was associated with higher depressive symptoms. Presence of good friends in the same neighborhood and number of close friends were protective factors, but no stress buffering effect of friends support was identified. This study highlights the adverse effect of negative perceptions of the neighborhood social environment on non-married older women's depressive symptoms.

MENTAL HEALTH POLICY OUTCOMES: AN EXAMINATION OF OLDER ADULTS' MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USE, 2002-2012
Katy-Lauren Ford, 1 and Giyeon Kim 2 , 1. UPMC,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,United States,Seoul,Korea,Republic of Objectives: Though several national-level mental health policies have been enacted and implemented over the past decade, older adults' rates of mental health service (MHS) utilization remain low. We aimed to examine individualand community-level factors that have fostered the most successful implementations of national mental health policies in recent years. Methods: We conducted a multilevel growth curve analysis to examine older adults' MHS use using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey -Household Component, or MEPS-HC. We considered MHS use in the MEPS-HC for the period of 2002-2012, during which members of MEPS Panels 6-17 provided responses. We identified 8,416 respondents aged 65+ with mental health need, and examined the rates of actual MHS utilization among this sample as it varied by insurance status, rural/urban location, and race/ethnicity. Results: Analyses revealed that rates of older adults' MHS use did not increase significantly over our examination period, regardless of race/ethnicity or rurality of location. Only insurance status was a significant predictor of change in MHS use rates over the years 2002-2012; t=3.93 (19), p<0.001. Conclusions: Findings suggest that rates of MHS use remained stagnant over the decade examined, revealing problems with implementation of relevant policies for older adults. Additionally, our analyses highlighted that although there were no disparities in rates of MHS use by geographic location or race/ethnicity, there may be significant disparities in identified need for services among older adults. We make suggestions for ensuring greater efficiency and efficacy of efforts to improve older adults' MHS use in the coming decade.