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Why is my daughter ripping her hair out and losing weight? is something wrong with her?

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I would say yes!: Self injury combined with weight loss is suggestive of psychological distress of some sort. A therapist can help her sort this out.

Dr Anyanwu and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/3/2015

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