title: Process of care for battle casualties at Walter Reed Army Medical Center: Part IV. Occupational therapy service.
abstract: Occupational therapy addresses deficits in activities of daily living, upper-extremity motor performance deficits secondary to injury or disease, and occupational or role performance deficits attributable to mental and behavioral health conditions. We describe the inpatient and outpatient services provided, the problems and solutions encountered, and the lessons learned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Doukas
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004219:District of Columbia; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008889:Military Personnel; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D009789:Occupational Therapy Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*