Author:
Friedman, Howard S.
Imprint:New York : Hudson Street Press, 2010.
Descriptionxviii, 248 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:Includes index.
Note:Personality and long life: Who stays well? -- Long live the prudent and persistent -- Friendly and convivial: Healthy or trivial? -- Happiness and health? A cheery conundrum -- Catastrophic thinking: The fates of Chicken Littles -- Childhood and school days: Head start, early finish -- Parental divorce: Some were resilient -- Running for their lives: Jocks vs. nerds -- To sickness or to health? Love, marriage, and divorce -- Careers, success, and satisfaction: Thriving and surviving -- Long life meets the afterlife: Religion and health -- Confidants, networks, and the power of social life -- The gender gap in long life -- The toll of war and trauma: Why some thrive -- Individual paths to health and long life ( and why we won't take polypills) -- Long life and public health: Looking ahead to what society should do.
