Presents abstracts of research papers discussed at the 17th Annual Meeting of Adolescent Psychiatry held on November 17, 1999 in Fukushima, Japan. 'Importance of image of father in the clinical course of an adolescent case,' by C. Fujita, S. Koyota, T. Ozaki, Y. Nakano and C. Yasutake; 'The turning point for a pair of twin girls,' by M. Nishikawa, K. Goto and R. Kaku.
Highlights the papers presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Biological Psychiatry, held in March 30-April 1, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. 'Hypocretin/orexin: A key role for narcolepsy,' by H. Kadotani and colleagues; 'Transcriptome analysis in pharmacogenomics and microarray,' by T. Tanaka and colleagues; 'The etiology and psychopathological symptoms of mental disorders,' by J. Suzuki.
Highlights the 24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Sleep Research held from June 12 to 13, 1999 in Hiroshima, Japan. R.D. Ogilvie's special guest lecture entitled 'Psychophysiology of the sleep onset period'; Topics of symposiums.
Reports the year 2000 annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Sleep Research in Yokohama, Japan. Theme of the meeting; Activities to be done in the meeting.