{"product_id":"beyond-the-pandemic-william-lawson-9798247451594","title":"Beyond the Pandemic: Race, Mental Health and America's Reckoning","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe COVID-19 pandemic did not create America's health disparities - it exposed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eBeyond the Pandemic: Race, Mental Health, and America's Reckoning\u003c\/b\u003e, renowned psychiatrist and scholar \u003cb\u003eWilliam B. Lawson, MD, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, examines how long-standing inequities in mental health care, medical research, and public policy came sharply into focus during the pandemic - with devastating consequences for marginalized communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on decades of clinical experience, research, and leadership at the highest levels of psychiatry and medicine, Dr. Lawson explores how race and ethnicity shape diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and trust in the healthcare system. From psychopharmacology and clinical trials to incarceration, substance use, and access to care, this book connects the science to the social realities too often ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than offering abstract theory, \u003cb\u003eBeyond the Pandemic\u003c\/b\u003e provides a clear-eyed analysis of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy racial and ethnic disparities persist in mental health treatment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow structural bias influences diagnosis, prescribing, and outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe consequences of underrepresentation in research and clinical trials\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pandemic's role in revealing systemic failures - and opportunities for reform\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once scholarly and accessible, this book is both a reckoning and a call to action. It challenges clinicians, policymakers, educators, and community leaders to confront uncomfortable truths - and to imagine a healthcare system that delivers equity, dignity, and evidence-based care for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeyond the Pandemic\u003c\/b\u003e is essential reading for anyone committed to understanding - and changing - the future of mental health in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247451594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"William Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440702206207,"sku":"9798247451594","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7be038bc-680d-4d65-83e2-0e91a33503a3.jpg?v=1777184230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-pandemic-william-lawson-9798247451594","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}