1. Age related changes in sleep and Circadian physiology : from brain mechanisms to sleep behavior / Kenneth P. Wright, Jr. and Danielle J. Frey -- 2. Sleep and medical comorbidities / Steven R. Barczi -- 3. Sleep and psychiatric illness / Wilfred R. Pigeon and Michael L. Perlis -- 4. Sleep and neurologic disorders in older adults / Alon Y. Avidan -- 5. Insomnia in aging / Octavio Choi and Michael R. Irwin -- 6. Pharmacologic therapy of insomnia in older adults / Teofilo Lee-Chiong and John Harrington -- 7. Cognitive-behavioral treatment of insomnia in older adults / Charles M. Morin and Lynda Belanger -- 8. Sleep-related breathing disorders in aging / Nalaka S. Gooneratne -- 9. Central sleep apnea / Susmita Chowdhuri and M. Safwan Badr -- 10. Circadian rhythm sleep disorders in aging / Erik Naylor and Phyllis C. Zee -- 11. Restless Leg Syndrome : manifestations in aging and dementia / Donald L. Bliwise -- 12. Sleep in nursing home residents / Jennifer L. Martin and Cathy A. Alessi -- 13. Sleep in the older woman / Sumi Misra and Beth Malow -- 14. Napping in older adults / Katie L. Stone and Sonia Ancoli-Israel -- 15. Sleep in late-stage dementia and end of life / Shoab A. Nazir and Kathy C. Richards.