tion—in particular, hostility, emotional overin volvement, and criticism directed toward a
family member who is an identified patient—displayed in the family environment. This
category should be used when a family’s hi gh level of expressed emotion is the focus of
clinical attention or is affecting the course, prognosis, or treatment of a family member’s
mental or other medical disorder.
V62.82 (Z63.4) Uncomplicated Bereavement
This category can be used when the focus of cl inical attention is a normal reaction to the
death of a loved one. As part of their reaction to such a loss, some grieving individuals
present with symptoms characteristic of a major depressive episode—for example, feel-