15 METHODS A small pilot investigation indicated that about 40% of the war veterans attending the compensation clinic at Harare Central Hospital scored positively on a psychiatric screening instrument. This was higher than comparable estimates for primary care settings (46-47), and was more in line with those obtained in a refugee setting (3-4). This suggested that the war veterans clinic was a prima facie "high-risk" group, and the clinic was a suitable setting for an examination of the objectives indicated above. A three-stage assessment procedure was used, which can be briefly described as follows: 1. Initial screening - Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) 2. Assessment of Consequences of Torture and Organised Violence Battery - Present Health Status - History of Experience of Violence 3. Clinical Assessment of PTSD - Clinican Administered PTSD Scales(CAPS) Patients were initially screened using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire(SRQ-20), a valid and reliable psychiatric screening instrument that has had wide use within Zimbabwe. This group was then assessed in greater detail using a structured interview, the Assessment of the Consequences of Torture and Organised Violence Battery. The Clinical Administered PTSD Scale(CAPS), a recently developed clinical interview, was administered in order to determine whether the patient was suffering from PTSD (48-50).