22 The prevalence of disorder in this sample is extremely high, higher than any other comparable Zimbabwean sample, but similar to samples from displaced persons in a war zone (26-27). This is perhaps unsurprising, given that the war veterans sample is composed of a selected group of persons with a clear history of trauma, either from war injury or torture. The high prevalence is comparable with other studies of torture survivors. Table 6 shows the prevalence of severe disorders amongst the sample that proved positive on the SRQ-20. Severity is indicated by SRQ-29 scores in excess of 10 out of 20, and the veterans' sample shows a very high percentage with clinically significant psychological disorders. Table 6. Prevalence of severe psychological disorders in war veterans: SRQ-20 scores. (n=129) CASES 129 >10/20 46 <10/20 83 PERCENTAGE PREVALENCE 64.3% Table 7 below describes the clinical measures taken from the war veterans, summarising the data taken from the structured interview (Present Health Status), the SRQ-20, and the CAPS. Table 7. Clinical measures in war veterans. (n=53) Number of physical symptoms Number of pychological symptoms SRQ-20(total score) SRQ-20(depression score) SRQ-20(anxiety score) CAPS(frequency score) CAPS(intensity score) 5.8 11.2 5.6 23.9 MEAN S.D 4.9 2.3 2.3 3.5 2.4 4.2 1.6 22.5 11.7 12.6