1st Edition

The Development of Socio-Medical Care in the Netherlands

By Arie Querido Copyright 1968
130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1968,  The Development of Socio-Medical Care in the Netherlands  examines the evolution of socio-medical provision in the Netherlands. It serves as a background to the study of contemporary Dutch social policy, a sourcebook for the pioneering ideas of community care and responsibility that originated in the Netherlands and later influenced other industrialised nations, and a... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Before 1795 3. The Nineteenth century 4. The twentieth century before the First World War 5. Between the two world wars 6. After the Second World War Appendix: Demographic information

Biography

Arie Querido was a Dutch social physician. He played an important role in the development of outpatient mental health care in Amsterdam. From 1958 to 1971 he was a member of the Senate for the PvdA. Querido wrote several books on medical history and the establishment of well-known hospitals.

Review of the first publication:

‘…a comprehensive introduction to the historical development and structure of the health care system of the modern Netherlands...’

— Carl A. Meilicke, American Sociological Review