in-depth assessment of violent or accidental deaths using multiple questions assessing homicide, drunk-driving, suicide, drug-overdose, disaster, and accident-related deaths of close friends or family members that may provide a more sensitive and valid assessment of the range of violent deaths included in the DSM-5 Criterion A. The modal number of DSM-5 Criterion A event types experienced within the sample was 3, and the complex history of traumatic events raises questions about how to best assess PTSD symptoms when most individuals have experienced multiple traumatic events.
