The Foundation for Applied Psychiatric in Saint Louis, MO is led by Rebecca J. Lester, a medical psychological anthropologist and licensed clinical social worker. With a research focus on embodiment, intersubjectivity, and cultural practices of self-cultivation, Lester explores how people understand and experience existential distress, and the institutions and practices that arise to address it, providing valuable insights into local moral, phenomenological, and epistemological worlds.
In addition to her research, Lester is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in working with eating disorders, mood disorders, trauma, self-harm, gender sexuality issues, and relationship challenges. As the past-president of the Society for Psychological Anthropology and former Editor-in-Chief of the journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, she brings a wealth of expertise and experience to her work.
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