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Discusses the impact and epidemiology of sleep disorders in Great Britain. Development of specialized facilities for treating sleep disorders; Effect of sleep disruption and sleep disorders on individual people and society; Relationship of insomnia with anxiety and depression.

Examines the sleep problems in patients with medical illness in Great Britain. Factors affecting the sleep problems of patients; Comparison of features in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia; Reasons for occurrence of sleep disruption in patients; Treatment of sleep disorders in psychotherapy patients.

Examines the sleeping pattern and problems of elderly people. Prevalence of sleep problems and use of hypnotic problems; Changes in sleep architecture and physiology; Improvement of daytime alertness through correction of sleep deficiency. INSETS: Causes of nocturnal agitation;ANY QUESTIONS.

Examines the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of bronchial asthma during the night. Circadian changes affecting bronchial hyper-reactivity; Symptoms of asthma during the night and early morning; Recognition of inhaled corticosteroids as a treatment of choice.

Examines the physiological effect of psychotropic drugs on human health. Association between sleep and non-psychotropic drugs; Importance of pharmacokinetic profiles of any drugs; Evaluation of the pharmacological action of the drug.

Examines the nature of parasomnias. Interaction between biological and psychological factors; Consideration of the different stages of sleeping; Differences between nightmares and night terrors.

Focuses on the diagnosis and management of sleep-related complaints. Sources of information about the patterns and habits of sleep; Causes of the non-restorative quality of sleep; Factors contributing to the development of insomnia.

Focuses on sleep disorders among children. Patterns of sleep disturbance; Enumeration of disorders related to sleeping; Factors contributing to the sleeping problems of children; Techniques in management of sleeping problems. INSET: Behaviour modification.

Focuses on the medical problems during sleep. Interaction between sleep and general medicine; Prevalence of ischemic heart disease nocturnal symptoms; Forms of hypertension during sleep.

Focuses on the use of continuous positive airway pressure to treat sleep apnea. Factors influencing rise of symptoms of the disease; Scope of presentations of the disorder; Association between nocturnal seizures and sleep apnea. INSET: Untitled.

Focuses on the association of dreams with illness and diseases in man. Contribution of Freud and Jung in the dream theory; Effect of drugs on the quality and extent of dreaming; Use of polysomnography in detecting dreams.

Examines commonly used psychotropic drugs. Effect of drugs on sleep; Efficiency of drugs on psychiatric disorders; Importance of precise diagnosis before prescribing drug.