Three questions were asked about other events (i.e., other than those they had been asked about in the close-ended questions) that produced physical injuries, fear of being seriously injured or killed, or a potential “other” event defined as “any extraordinarily stressful situation or event other than the ones that I have asked about.” Those who had experienced any of the three other stressful events were asked to provide a written description of that experience. Those responding affirmatively to one or more of the 28 screening questions were asked a series of follow-up questions to determine (a) how many times they had experienced stressful events; (b) which event they experienced first; and (c) if they had experienced multiple events, which one was the worst. For the purpose of these follow-up questions and for subsequent questions regarding PTSD symptom attribution to events, participants were presented with an abbreviated list of 14 event-type categories (representing a summary of major event types assessed using the initial 28-item screen). This included nine event types that would meet Criterion A1 as described in the DSM-IV and
