Any sumptom or circumstance indicating the inappropriateness of an othewise advisable treatment (i.e., alcholism; drug dependency; severe depression; sociopathic (antisocial)personality disorder)
Something (such as a condition, symptom or behavior) that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable.
Symptoms or situations which make an otherwise recommended treatment inappropriate (i.e., alcoholism, drug dependency, severe depression, etc.).