14 AIMS OF STUDY The proposed research study aimed to provide a comprehensive description of the effects of torture and organised violence amongst war veterans in Zimbabwe. However, until the research study is undertaken, the present summary, from the clinical screenings and assessments provides the only useful data base on war veterans. As was seen from the review above, the range of effects can be very broad indeed, from physical to psychological, and the populations affected can also vary considerably, from torture survivors through to the caregivers themselves. The present study restricted itself to a limited set of aims, focusing on the psychological effects of organised violence. With the limited data available and the limitations of a clinical study, a narrow set of questions can be examined. These can be described as follows: (i) frequency of psychological disorders, including PTSD, in war veterans; (ii) description of demographic and clinical features in war veterans suffering from psychological disorders; (iii)examination of screening and assessment procedures.