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Can a chiropractor treat bipolar disorder?

Conditions that named non-physician doctors, mostly chiropractors, list as things they treat, grouped by who is most at risk if the advertised care is wrong. Every name links to the full dossier, the page it was said on, and the state rule we read it against.

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In Arizona and Minnesota, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, bipolar disorder is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. 2 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are psychiatric diagnoses managed with prescription medication and specialist care. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

2Doc bros advertising it
4Advertised claims
2States with rules read
5Vulnerability tier

What the rules say

The rule each row was read against, in the state where that practitioner is licensed.

Arizona · Arizona Board of Naturopathic Medicine

A.R.S. § 32-1501(28)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(4)

Who advertises it

Listed by strength of the public record for this condition, not by any judgment of the person.

Nicole Cain

Checked against the cited rule text

Naturopathic Doctor, Arizona · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“bipolar disorder” Listed on their site

Public content appears to address bipolar disorder, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Naturopathic Doctor scope in Arizona.

Listed on the same page as Depression.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportA.R.S. § 32-1501(28)

“Natural Solutions for Bipolar Disorder” Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Natural Solutions for Bipolar Disorder, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Naturopathic Doctor scope in Arizona.

Listed on the same page as Depression.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportA.R.S. § 32-1501(28)

“Root-Cause Anxiety Framework for Bipolar/Depression” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Root-Cause Anxiety Framework for Bipolar/Depression, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Naturopathic Doctor scope in Arizona.

Full reportA.R.S. § 32-1501(28)

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Timothy Thomas Bertsch

As we read the published rules

Chiropractor, Minnesota · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar 2, BPD, and insomnia” Listed on their site

Public content appears to address struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar 2, BPD, and insomnia, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(4)

Full dossier

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A psychiatrist.

Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are psychiatric diagnoses managed with prescription medication and specialist care.

Find one in ArizonaFind one in Minnesota

Every row links to the page it came from and to the rule we read it against. People listed here were confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding. Records may share a common name with someone else, may be incomplete, or may have since been resolved, dismissed, or overturned. This section is analysis and opinion, not legal advice.

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