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Agorastos et al. BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13:9 /1471-244X/13/9 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access The Peritraumatic Behavior Questionnaire: development and initial validation of a new measure for combat-related peritraumatic reactions 1,2 3 1,3,4 4 3,4 5,6 Agorastos Agorastos , William P Nash , Sarah Nunnink , Kate A Yurgil , Abigail Goldsmith , Brett T Litz , 4 1,3,4 1,3,4,7* Heather Johnson , James B Lohr and Dewleen G Baker Abstract Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most commonly observed stress-related conditions following combat exposure and its effective prevention is a high health-care priority. Reports of peritraumatic reactions have been shown to be highly associated with PTSD among combat exposed service members. However, existing instruments measuring peritraumatic symptoms were not specifically developed to assess combat-related peritraumatic stress and each demonstrates a different peritraumatic focus. We therefore developed the Peritraumatic Behavior Questionnaire (PBQ), a new military-specific rating scale focused upon the wide range of symptoms suggestive of combat-related peritraumatic distress in actively deployed Service Members. This study describes the development of the PBQ and reports on the psychometric properties of its self-rated version (PBQ-SR). Methods: 688 Marine infantry service members were retrospectively assessed by the PBQ-SR within the scope of the Marine Resiliency Study after their deployment to war zone. Participants have been additionally assessed by a variety of questionnaires, as well as clinical interviews both pre and post-deploym