cost of brain diseases
Although DALYs arenât directly translatable into monetary cost, other methods can give us insight into the cost of these disorders. The global cost of mental health conditions alone was estimated at US$ 2.5 trillion in 2010, with a projected increase to over US$6 trillion in 2030. In Europe, the cost of all brain disorders was estimated at â¬798 billion in 2010. In America, neurological illnesses and mental disorders cost the US more than $760 billion a year. All in all, these numbers make clear the great burden of brain-based diseases and disorders, and the potentially widespread impact of neuroscience research.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Major mental disorders cost the nation at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Healthâs National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study was published in the May 2008 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.