Dr. Phil Season 13, Episode 171 - Movie Intelligence

Dr. Phil: Season 13, Episode 171
Is This Father's Extreme Parenting to Blame for His Daughters' Disorders?

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Sisters Rylie and Lenae say their father was physically and verbally abusive during their childhood, and it caused one of them to develop an eating disorder and the other to develop borderline personality disorder.

Writing:

Oprah Winfrey
Phil McGraw

Stars:

Release Date: 2002-09-16
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

TMDb: 4.9/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 42

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