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Radical Psychiatry: Shifting Focus from Self to System

By Mohammed looti / / 1 min read
Scientifically Reviewed · Dr. Marwa Abd-Alazim · September 12, 2026
Medically & Scientifically Reviewed Verified: September 12, 2026
Dr. Marwa Abd-Alazim Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology • University of Kerbala
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Radical Psychiatry: Shifting Focus from Self to System

A theory in psychiatry that proposes a client’s psychological problems are the result of being victimized by social, economic and political systems in which they live and over which they have no control. Therefore, the theory states, it is the system and not the individual that should face intervention and change.

RADICAL PSYCHIATRY: “Radical psychiatry has lost a great deal of adherents in recent years.”
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looti, M. (2026, September 12). Radical Psychiatry: Shifting Focus from Self to System. Encyclopedia of psychology. https://encyclopedia.arabpsychology.com/radical-psychiatry/
looti, Mohammed. “Radical Psychiatry: Shifting Focus from Self to System.” Encyclopedia of psychology, 12 September 2026, https://encyclopedia.arabpsychology.com/radical-psychiatry/.
looti, Mohammed. “Radical Psychiatry: Shifting Focus from Self to System.” Encyclopedia of psychology. September 12, 2026. https://encyclopedia.arabpsychology.com/radical-psychiatry/.

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