1. Classification of sleep disorders / Imran M. Ahmed and Michael J. Thorpy -- 2. Sleep loss and sleepiness / Thomas J. Balkin and Nancy J. Wesensten -- 3. Approach to the patient with a sleep complaint / Michael J. Thorpy and Imran M. Ahmed -- 4. Manifestations of hypersomnia / Michel Billiard -- 5. Neuropsychology of sleep disorders / Christian Bellebaum and Irene Daum -- 6. Receptor mechanisms in sleep and wakefulness / Christopher M. Sinton and Robert W. McCarley -- 7. Transient insomnia : a behavioral sleep medicine perspective / Gregory S. Vander Wal, Megan E. Ruiter and Kenneth L. Lichstein -- 8. Chronic insomnia / Michael H. Bonnet and Donna L. Arand -- 9. Rebound with hypnotic medication / Malcolm Lader -- 10. Benzodiazepines : an overview / Dimitris Dikeos, Christos G. Theleritis and Constantin R. Soldatos -- 11. Benzodiazepines : effects on memory functioning / Daniele Bentue-Ferrer and Yvette Akwa -- 12. Behavioral therapy, sleep hygiene, and psychotherapy / Chien-Ming Yang and Matthew R. Ebben -- 13. Sleep factors / Fabio Garcia-Garcia and Rene Drucker-Colin -- 14. CYP enzyme system and its relevance to the pharmacology of sleep / Inna D'Empaire and Sheldon H. Preskorn -- 15. Pharmacokinetics : basic concepts for dosage regimen considerations / Saeed A Qureshi -- 16. Chronopharmacology : principles and applications in sleep medicine / S.R. Pandi-Perumal. [et al.] -- 17. Sleep and geriatric psychopharmacology / David J. Greenblatt -- 18. Antihistamines and sleep / Michael Grozinger, Birte Huth and Ashish Sharma -- 19. First-generation hypnotics and sedatives / Paulo R. Shiroma and Milton Kramer -- 20. GABA[subscript A]-benzodiazepine receptors as targets for new hypnotics / Hanns Mohler -- 21. Benzodiazepines : effects on sleep / Dimitris G. Dikeos, Christos G. Theleritis and Constantin R. Soldatos -- 22. Indiplon / David N. Neubauer -- 23. Serotonergic drugs as sleep medications / Alessandro Serretti and Antonio Drago -- 24. Prostaglandins and sleep-wake regulation / Yoshihiro Urade and Osamu Hayaishi -- 25. Function of endocannabinoids and related compounds in sleep / Oscar Prospero-Garcia. [et al.] -- 26. Sleep medications : when to prescribe and rationale for use / Sarah M. Richey and Andrew D. Krystal -- 27. Stimulants : mechanisms and therapeutic prospects / Elemer Szabadi and Ebony R. Samuels -- 28. Zolpidem : its use in the treatment of sleep disorders / Jaime M. Monti, S.R. Pandi-Perumal and Salomon Z. Langer -- 29. Eszopiclone : efficacy and safety / Jadwiga Najib and Gary K Zammit -- 30. Zaleplon / Joseph Barbera and Colin M. Shapiro -- 31. Z-drugs : comparative tolerability / Mario Giovanni Terzano. [et al.] -- 32. Rationale for the development of the Z-drugs / David Nutt and Sue Wilson --

33. Melatonin / Nava Zisapel -- 34. Ramelteon : a melatonin receptor agonist / Richard J. Wurtman -- 35. The rationale for the development of melatonin receptor ligands / Gilberto Spadoni. [et al.] -- 36. Schizophrenia, sleep, and antipsychotic drugs / Luc Staner, Nadine Noel and Remy Luthringer -- 37. Interrelationships between sleep, depression, and antidepressant drugs / Sohrab Zahedi, Jayesh Kamath and Andrew Winokur -- 38. Antiepileptic drugs : effects on sleep and wakefulness / Silvia Neme. [et al.] -- 39. Hormones and sleep / Axel Steiger -- 40. Time-zone travel, jet lag, and sleep disturbances / Thomas Reilly and Jim Waterhouse -- 41. Alcohol, sleep, sleep disorders, and consequent daytime impairment / Timothy A Roehrs and Thomas Roth -- 42. Sleep medication and traffic safety / Joris C. Verster. [et al.] -- 43. Effects of hypnotic drugs on body balance and standing steadiness / Monique A.J. Mets -- 44. Neuropharmacology of opioids / Christian Zollner -- 45. Sleep and breathing disorders in adults / Mandy Jones and Mary J. Morrell -- 46. Continuous positive airway pressure therapy / John Garvey and Walter McNicholas -- 47. Pharmacological treatment of obstructive sleep apnea / Vivien C. Abad and Christian Guilleminault -- 48. Surgical options in snoring and obstructive sleep apnea / Kenny P. Pang and David J. Terris -- 49. Restless legs syndrome : treatment options / Lynn Marie Trotti, Donald L. Bliwise and David B. Rye -- 50. Restless legs syndrome : effects on cognitive functioning, memory, and psychomotor performance / Federica Provini, Roberto Vetrugno and Pasquale Montagna -- 51. Pharmacological treatment of narcolepsy / Victoria Y. Zvonkina and Jed E. Black -- 52. Modafinil and neuropharmacology of narcolepsy / Seiji Nishino -- 53. Narcolepsy : effects on cognitive functioning, memory, and psychomotor performance / John M. Shneerson and Delia C. Randall -- 54. Dreams : physiology, pharmacology, and psychology / Milton Kramer, Rashi Aggarwal and Sosunmolu Shoyinka -- 55. Sleep and dreaming : medication effects and side-effects / J.F. Pagel -- 56. Appendix 1. The subjective measurement of excessive daytime sleepiness / Murray W. Johns -- 57. Appendix 2. The multiple sleep latency test and maintenance of wakefulness test : use and procedures / Donna L. Arand and Michael H. Bonnet -- 58. Appendix 3. The OSLER test / Giuseppe Liistro and Daniel Rodenstein -- 59. Appendix 4. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index / Wendy M. Troxel and Daniel J. Buysse -- 60. Appendix 5. Scoring rules and general guidelines for the Pittsburgh insomnia rating scale / Douglas E. Moul and Daniel J. Buysse -- 61. Appendix 6. The Athens insomnia scale / Dimitris Dikeos, Christos G. Theleritis and Constantin R. Soldatos -- 62. Appendix 7. The Leeds sleep evaluation questionnaire for psychopharmacology research / A.C. Parrott and I. Hindmarch -- 63. Appendix 8. Sleep hygiene practice scale / Chien-Ming Yang and Matthew R. Ebben -- 64. Appendix 9. Cyclic alternating pattern / Mario Giovanni Terzano -- 65. Appendix 10. Body mass index.