TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Use of ICD-9-CM diagnosis code V62.89 (other psychological or physical stress, not elsewhere classified) following a suicide attempt
JO  - Psychiatric services
A1  - Kopacz, Marek S.
A1  - Kane, Cathleen P.
A1  - Stephens, Brady
A1  - Pigeon, Wilfred R.
SP  - 807
EP  - 810
VL  - 67
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study examined the demographic, diagnostic, and service characteristics of veterans who received services for "other psychological or physical stress, not elsewhere classified" (ICD-9-CM V62.89) in the month following a suicide attempt. <br><br>METHODS: An electronic search of a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) suicide event reporting system identified 22,701 veterans who were survivors of a suicide attempt. Their clinical service encounter records were extracted from a VHA administrative database to identify those who received services related to V62.89. <br><br>RESULTS: Services related to V62.89 were provided to N=2,173 (9.6%) of the sample. Chaplains were the predominant service provider, identified in N=1,745 (80%) of the service encounters. Differences were noted between those who received services related to V62.89 from a chaplain or from another service provider. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: V62.89 appears to be a focus of clinical concern for some veteran suicide attempt survivors. Additional research is needed to better understand any implications for suicide "postvention."<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1075-2730
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500302
ID  - ref1
ER  -