How Much is spent on Tourettes research yearly?

[ijenk]

Hi,

 

I was wondering if anyone knows how much is spent on Tourettes research every year.

Globally and in the US?

 

Thanks for any responses.

[Sheila]

Hi ijenk, I guess the answer to this is not enough! Also the focus has traditionally been on genetics and drug therapies, with some more recent attention to cognitive behavioral therapies. An international effort is now underway to look collaboratively at genetics since decades of research have not yielded definitive answers.

 

Research related to diet, toxins, the immune system and allergy -- as well as other environmental factors -- all areas that parents and some doctors have flagged as key players in different people's Tourette symptoms have received little funding or interest.

 

Clearly much more needs to be done!