A follow-up study of children attending a primary-age language unit.

Twenty-seven children of normal non-verbal intelligence and a mean age of 8 years, attending a primary-age language unit, were assessed on measures of language, reading and behavioural adjustment. Three and a half years later, when many of the children had reached secondary school age, they were re-assessed using the same measures. Although mean language and reading age scores had improved, they were still well below age level and the gap between chronological age and language and reading ages had increased. There was also some evidence of increasing behavioural and emotional problems. Children who had moved to mainstream education at follow-up had, on average, higher levels of intelligence and significantly higher scores on language and reading tests than the children who had remained in special education. However, even amongst this group many problems persisted, although few pupils received any additional help in dealing with them.

Treatment of a man with a mild learning disability who was sexually assaulted whilst in prison.

The aim of this study is to describe the psychological effects on a man with a mild learning disability who was sexually assaulted whilst in prison, and the treatment which was carried out. J. suffered Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as defined in DSM-III-R, combined with associated features of depression and anxiety. Treatment involved imaginal exposure to the assault, followed by systematic desensitization to the traumatic experience of imprisonment preceding the assault. Activities were also carried out to develop J.'s self-esteem, coping strategies and anxiety management. The successful outcome of treatment is discussed in relation to models of emotional processing. Some discrepancies between scores on self-evaluation questionnaires and behavioural observations raise issues concerning the best way of assessing treatment outcome for people with learning disabilities.

Bibliographic control of audiovisuals: analysis of a cataloging project using OCLC.

The staff of the Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine Library cataloged 702 audiovisual titles between July 1, 1982, and June 30, 1983, using the OCLC database. This paper discusses the library's audiovisual collection and describes the method and scope of a study conducted during this project, the cataloging standards and conventions adopted, the assignment and use of NLM classification, the provision of summaries for programs, and the amount of staff time expended in cataloging typical items. An analysis of the use of OCLC for this project resulted in the following findings: the rate of successful searches for audiovisual copy was 82.4%; the error rate for records used was 41.9%; modifications were required in every record used; the Library of Congress and seven member institutions provided 62.8% of the records used. It was concluded that the effort to establish bibliographic control of audiovisuals is not widespread and that expanded and improved audiovisual cataloging by the Library of Congress and the National Library of Medicine would substantially contribute to that goal.