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13 year old girl (1.59 m tall 86 to 87 lbs) is perfectionist and gets stressed easily. she's been losing some weight, is this caused by stress?

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Dr. Dheeraj Raina answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Could be: Could be stress, anxiety, depression but i would also be worried about the onset of an eating disorder. Please discuss this with your regular medical doctor and your parents.

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Answered 4/3/2016

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A member asked:

13 year old girl (1.59 m tall 86 to 87 lbs) is perfectionist and gets stressed easily. she's been losing some weight, is this caused by stress?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Dheeraj Raina answered

Dr Altman and 2 doctors agreed

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