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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sister was severely anorexic and spent months in and out of the hospital during her high school years. It nearly killed her and she has life-long health consequences from it. It was terrifying. You need a team of doctors, not dietitians. [/quote]

This. She likely needs to go inpatient for a time, OP. She is dangerously ill.

At 5'2" her BMI is lower than 98% of girls her age and height.

Anorexia can be very risky re: electrolytes and cardiac issues. Her weight is so low already, this is not something that 45 min of therapy is going to put a floor in. She needs to be stabilized and monitored before psych interventions can take effect. [/quote]

You are missing the point of the scale.  Kids who are severely underweight and susceptible to cardiac issues aren't even on the scale...literally 100% of people are higher than those folks.  If OP's daughter was 83 pounds she would be considered a healthy weight.

It is the rapid weight loss that is the issue, not the absolute weight.  Clearly, this can't continue and you want to understand the underlying causes.[/quote]

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