Dr. Phil Season 17, Episode 87 - Movie Intelligence

Dr. Phil: Season 17, Episode 87
Please Convince My Daughter She Has an Eating Disorder

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Maddie, 18, says she doesn't have an eating disorder even though her mother, stepfather and grandmother say she is slowly starving herself to death, has been hospitalized repeatedly for dehydration, and is so fatigued that she cannot live her life.

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: 5.0/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 42

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