Author of, amongst others, Jane Eyre, Villette and Shirley. In 1852 developed a state of anxiety with depression. Charlotte was given a mercury treatment which provoked a violent reaction. She portrayed her condition in the character of Lucy in Villette. Top of Page Sigmund Freud D eveloped and taught psychoanalysis which is a form of psychotherapy.
Psychoanalysis is associated with the couch, the note pad and the silent listener.
Contrary to popular belief, Freud was not the father of psychiatry. Sigmund Freud suffered from Panic Disorder at the time when he wrote his famous papers on anxiety neurosis. He had symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder and worried a great deal about his 'spells'. He had many medical evaluations for them. Nothing of a serious medical nature could be found wrong with him.