Seasonal Depression Care in Anderson, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Anderson and nearby Gaffney, Rock Hill and Greenwood by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Anderson
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression care for adults in Anderson and across Anderson County by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them; we accept Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice).
Seasonal affective disorder has no CDC PLACES estimate, so the closest figures here are the share of adults ever told they have depression, frequent mental distress, and the share who get no leisure-time physical activity.
Seasonal Depression Care: What the Local Figures Show in Anderson
Compared with Anderson County as a whole, Anderson has higher estimates for frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health, while depression is about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Anderson sits above the middle on depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health and below it on short sleep.
Anderson has the highest estimate for depression of the 34 communities on this site, and depression is one of the most treatable mental health conditions.
For loneliness, Anderson ranks fourth-highest among them.
Its estimate for frequent mental distress is the eighth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Anderson sits above Gaffney, Rock Hill and Greenwood.
An estimated 17.5 percent of households in Anderson have no broadband subscription, the fifteenth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Anderson | Anderson County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 25.6 percent | 25.9 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 18.6 percent | 17.7 percent |
| Adults with no leisure-time physical activity | 29 percent | 26.4 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 36.6 percent | 34.2 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 36.3 percent | 34.3 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 23.7 percent | 21 percent |
Figures in this section come from CDC PLACES, 2025 release (model-based estimates from 2022 and 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data), with the American Community Survey, 2017 to 2021, via CDC for households without broadband; ranks compare the 34 South Carolina communities on this site.
Anderson County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Anderson County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.8 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the fifth-highest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Anderson the eighth-highest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Anderson County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.8 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 17.9 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 34.9 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 525 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 13.7 percent | 13.4 percent |
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps builds these county figures from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022 for the survey measures, the CMS National Provider Identification file, 2024 for provider counts and the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2022 for insurance; ranks compare the South Carolina counties in this data.
Living and Working in Anderson
Lake Hartwell, which lies partly in Anderson County along the Georgia line, has 962 miles of shoreline; we accept Medicare, and most visits can be done by video.
Anderson earned the nickname The Electric City when electric power arrived on May 1, 1895; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
From 2020 to July 2024, the population of Anderson County rose 6.4 percent.
Anderson grew up around a courthouse finished in 1828, was incorporated in 1833 and counted 27,701 residents in 2020.
Anderson University, the largest private university in South Carolina, enrolled 4,519 students in fall 2024.
Campuses serving Anderson include Anderson University and Tri-County Technical College (Anderson campus).
Anderson's economy centers on manufacturing.
Sources for these local facts: dnr.sc.gov,South Carolina Encyclopedia,andersoncountysc.org,andersonuniversity.edu.
Seasonal Depression Care for Older Adults
Seasonal depression is treatable at any age, and retirement routines that keep you indoors in winter are worth mentioning at a visit.
Ask your provider before buying a light box, especially if you have certain eye conditions or take medicines that raise sensitivity to sunlight.
Seasonal affective disorder is depression that returns on a seasonal schedule, most often starting in late fall or early winter and lifting in spring.
Request an appointment for seasonal depression care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about seasonal depression care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
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Not in Anderson?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Gaffney, Rock Hill and Greenwood, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Seasonal Depression Care in Anderson: Questions
Yes: adults in Anderson and the rest of Anderson County can see Hope Behavioral Medicine by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them, and a video visit needs no ride; for comparison, Anderson has the fifteenth-highest estimate for transportation barriers of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes: seasonal affective disorder is more common farther north, but living in South Carolina does not rule it out, and if your mood follows the seasons, an evaluation by secure video can look at the pattern across several years.
CDC PLACES puts it at 29 percent of adults in Anderson, the twelfth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 26.4 percent across Anderson County.
In Anderson County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 525 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the tenth-lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Anderson the seventeenth-lowest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes: the plans we accept are Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice).
Hope Behavioral Medicine is not an emergency service: call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, at any hour, and in an emergency call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.