Conditions for which suitably qualified medical advice should be sought
Therapists are not allowed to mention medical conditions in List A below as this is a breach of the CAP code.
The only potential exceptions are for therapists of the disciplines represented by these capital letters who can probably treat those listed ailments or medical conditions that display the same capital letter:
- P Psychology (for example, psychotherapy, behavioural therapy, counselling)
- M Manipulation (for example, osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic)
- H Hypnotherapy
- Ac Acupuncture
List A of conditions
- Addictions
- Alcoholism (Dependence)
- Age related Macular Degeneration, AMD
- Anaemia
- Angina
- Anorexia
- Arthritis [c.f. Arthritic Pain (M)]
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD
- Autism
- Blood Pressure, High
- Bronchitis
- Bulimia
- Cancer
- Cataracts
- Crohn’s Disease
- Circulation, Poor [c.f. Circulatory Problems]
- Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease, COAD
- Compulsions (P)
- Depression [c.f. Feeling Down or Feeling Blue] (P)
- Diabetes
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse)
- Ear Disorders, Serious
- Eating Disorders
- Emphysema
- Epilepsy
- Erection Problems or Erectile Dysfunction [c.f. Temporary Erection Problems,
Temporary Erectile Dysfunction] - Eye Disorders, Serious
- Fibroids
- Fits
- Frigidity (P)
- Gall Bladder Disorder
- Gall Stones
- Genito-Urinary Disorders
- Glaucoma
- Gout
- Hiatus Hernia
- Heart Disease
- Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV
- Hypertension Impotence [c.f. Temporary Erection Problems, Temporary Erectile
Dysfunction] - Infectious diseases
- Infertility [c.f. Sexual Counselling]
- Insomnia, Chronic
- Jaw Joint Dysfunction
- Kidney Disorders
- Learning Difficulties
- Leukaemia
- Malignant Diseases
- Mania (P)
- Multiple Sclerosis, MS
- Malaria
- Memory problems or Memory Lapses
- Menopausal Symptoms
- Menstruation, Regulation of
- Metabolic Diseases
- Migraine [c.f. Migraine Headaches]
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myopathy
- Obesity [c.f. Diet, Trouble Sticking to]
- Obsessions (P)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD (P)
- Osteoporosis
- Overdose
- Pancreastitis
- Paralysis
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Prostate Problems
- Psoriasis [c.f. Skin Problems]
- Psychosis (P)
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Respiratory Diseases
- Schizophrenia
- ‘Senility’
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Skin Disorders, Serious
- Spinal Injuries
- Stroke
- Suicidal thoughts (P)
- Thrush, Oral [c.f. Thrush, Vaginal]
- Tonsillitis
- Tuberculosis
- Ulcer, Gastric
- Under-eating
- Whiplash