Janice W. Russell is a psychiatrist based in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Her work is focused on helping people when eating, weight, and health worries start to take over day-to-day life.
In many cases, she supports patients dealing with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. These conditions can affect both the body and the mind, and they often come with strong fears, stress, and hard-to-break patterns. Janice also looks after people who are dealing with malnutrition and obesity, where the goal is usually to bring things back to a safer, steadier place.
Janice’s clinic work also includes patients with serious medical conditions that affect how the body uses fats and other nutrients. This can include cholesteryl ester storage disease and Wolman disease, along with issues like hypophosphatemia. When a health condition affects energy, appetite, and the way the body runs, it can be extra tough emotionally. At times, anxiety, low mood, or behaviour changes can show up alongside the physical side, and that’s where psychological support can help.
She takes a practical approach. Sessions are usually about understanding what is driving the distress, what has been happening over time, and what support might make things easier day to day. The focus is often on building coping strategies that fit real life, not just ideas on paper. She also works to help people and families make sense of what’s going on, especially when eating and health issues feel tangled together.
Over the course of her clinical work, Janice has experience supporting people across this mix of mental health and nutrition-related concerns. She also coordinates care in a way that helps fit with the wider team around the patient, which matters a lot when someone has both physical and psychological needs.
Education details aren’t listed here, but as a psychiatrist her training is in mental health care and assessment. The aim is to help with diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing support for conditions linked to eating and wellbeing.
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