I: Sleep ¿ Normal and Abnormal.- 1: Sleep.- 2: Transient Insomnia.- 3: Chronic Insomnia, Sleep Pathology and the Parasomnias.- II: Management of Sleep.- 4: Sleep Hygiene.- 5: Hypnotics.- 6: Selecting an Hypnotic.- 7: Management of Insomnia.- Appendices.- 1: Guidelines for better sleep.- 2: Advice to patients who receive a sedative.- 3: Glossary.