# Is psychoanalysis seen as pseudoscience?

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/is-psychoanalysis-seen-as-pseudoscience/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 1 to 4, 2026, 56% of Americans said they do not know enough about psychoanalysis to say whether it is pseudo-science.

About a third said psychoanalysis is not pseudo-science, while 12% said it is.

## Topline

Do you think psychoanalysis is psuedo-science?

56% said they do not know enough about psychoanalysis.

- Don't know enough about it: 56.0%
- No: 32.1%
- Yes: 11.9%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-01 → 2026-05-04
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: 2
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.24](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.24)

## Citation

SBM Omnibus Survey #2026-049, fielded May 1-4, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.24](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.24)