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Financial Incentives to Encourage Development of Therapies That Address Unmet Medical Needs for Nervous System Disorders
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Our brains control a vast array of processes that are central to life, health, and identity, but malfunctions in the central nervous system (CNS) instigate a wide range of devastating symptoms. The associated illnesses include developmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative ill- nesses, many of which are chronic and cause serious and long-lasting disabilities. Together, they are extremely prevalent and have an enor- mous impact from cradle to grave. These conditions generate great human suffering and impose a tre- mendous economic load. According to 2014 estimates from the Society for Neuroscience, nearly 100 million Americans suffer from nervous sys- tem disorders, and associated annual expenses exceed $760 billion (Choi et al., 2014). Furthermore, falls and road injuries, both of which rank high in causes of disability, can arise from various brain disorders and are not included in the numbers above. Real costs include not only the price of treatments, but also lost productivity of patients and their care- givers. Between 2011 and 2030, mental health conditions will account for 35 percent of projected loss of global economic output from noncommunicable diseases (Bloom et al., 2011).
978-0-309-37323-4
NONE
Management
English
2015
1-129
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