Peritraumatic Behavior Questionnaire - Observer Rated: Validation of the objective version of a measure for combat-related peritraumatic stress

Abstract

Since no comparable tools have been developed, PBQ-OR could be valuable as real-time screening tool for earlier detection of Service Members at risk.

Peritraumatic distress: A review and synthesis of 15 years of research

“…Other measures of peritraumatic distress are utilized in the literature. For example, the military-specific Peritraumatic Behavior Questionnaire assesses combat-related peritraumatic distress and dissociation and has shown good internal consistency and validity as both a self-rated measure and an observer-rated measure (Agorastos et al, 2013(Agorastos et al, , 2016. Other studies have used the Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress, a 105-item self-report inventory that contains a peritraumatic distress subscale (Briere et al, 2017;Briere, Scott, & Weathers, 2005).…”