METHODS In the identification of survivors of violence, AMANI utilises a three-stage procedure. Firstly, all outpatient attenders are screened by the nurse trainees using a standard psychiatric screening instrument, the SRQ-20. All patients who score more than 7 are then given a detailed structured interview by these same nurses. All those who indicate that they had experience of organised violence are given a detailed interview by an experienced Social Worker. Those who have a clear indication of a disorder involving violence are then admitted to the rehabilitation programme, which is the direct responsibility of AMANI. RESULTS Table 1 describes the prevalence of problems due to organised violence amongst the outpatient clinics attendances at the two hospitals. Table 1 here Table 2 describes some of the basic demographic data from the violence subsample. Table 2 here Table 3 describes relevant data on political persecution taken from the histories of violence given by the patients Table 3 here Table 4 describes the actual violence experienced by these survivors, but we do not report the detail on the types of violence, merely the categories of violence. Table 4 here