Bipolar Disorder Care in Charleston, SC
A full lifetime mood history, long-term medication management and counseling for bipolar disorder, for adults in Charleston and nearby West Ashley, James Island and Johns Island by secure video.
Bipolar Disorder Care for Adults in Charleston
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides bipolar disorder care for adults in Charleston and across Charleston County by secure video, and in-person visits are also available at our West Ashley office; we accept Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice).
CDC PLACES does not estimate bipolar disorder for communities, so this page uses nearby measures: the share of adults ever told they have depression, frequent mental distress, and short sleep, which matters because changes in sleep are among the signs clinicians ask about.
Bipolar Disorder Care: What the Local Figures Show in Charleston
Compared with Charleston County as a whole, Charleston has higher estimates for depression, frequent mental distress and short sleep and lower estimates for fair or poor self-rated health, lack of social and emotional support and housing insecurity.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Charleston sits below it on frequent mental distress, short sleep, fair or poor self-rated health, lack of social and emotional support and housing insecurity, while depression is close to the middle.
Charleston has the fifth-lowest estimate for short sleep of the 34 communities on this site, and poor sleep and mental health tend to pull on each other.
For fair or poor self-rated health, Charleston ranks fifth-lowest among them.
Its estimate for lack of social and emotional support is the seventh-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Charleston sits above ZIP code 29407, James Island and ZIP code 29455.
An estimated 13.3 percent of households in Charleston have no broadband subscription, the eleventh-lowest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Charleston | Charleston County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.6 percent | 21.3 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 15.1 percent | 14.4 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 30.7 percent | 30 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 13.6 percent | 15.4 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 20.4 percent | 21.3 percent |
| Adults who reported housing insecurity in the past year | 9.5 percent | 10.3 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.
Charleston County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Charleston County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts 30.6 percent of adults sleeping less than seven hours a night, below the statewide 36.6 percent, the lowest insufficient sleep figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Charleston the fifth-lowest short sleep estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Charleston County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 14 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 30.6 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 214 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 11.4 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 Charleston
Both The Citadel and the College of Charleston, which has more than 11,000 students, sit inside the city; we see students 18 and older by secure video, around class schedules.
Joint Base Lindsey Graham, called Joint Base Charleston until August 2026, serves more than 90,000 service members, civilians, family members and retirees; military families face frequent moves and long separations, and care by secure video can continue after a move within South Carolina.
In 2024 the Charleston region's tourism industry, much of it restaurant and hotel work, employed a record 54,900 people.
Every spring Spoleto Festival USA, first held in 1977, spends 17 days in Charleston's historic theaters, churches and outdoor spaces.
The 2020 Census counted 150,227 City of Charleston residents, and about 33,600 of them lived on the historic downtown peninsula.
Charleston passed the nation's first historic preservation ordinance in 1931, and with it created the Board of Architectural Review.
Campuses serving Charleston include College of Charleston, The Citadel, Charleston School of Law and Trident Technical College.
Charleston's economy centers on tourism and hospitality, aerospace and the port and logistics.
Sources for these local facts: charleston.edu,wach.com,abcnews4.com,spoletousa.org,charleston-sc.gov.
Bipolar Disorder Care for College Students and Young Adults
Bipolar disorder usually begins in the late teens or early adult years, and students 18 and older can be seen by video between classes.
A mood journal and steady sleep times help, and treatment can include medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, alongside counseling.
Your first visit looks across your whole life, not only today, at the highs, the lows, how long each lasted and what runs in your family.
Request an appointment for bipolar disorder care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about bipolar disorder care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
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Not in Charleston?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including West Ashley, James Island and Johns Island, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Bipolar Disorder Care in Charleston: Questions
Yes: adults in Charleston and the rest of Charleston County can see Hope Behavioral Medicine by secure video, and in-person visits are also available at our West Ashley office, and a video visit needs no ride; for comparison, Charleston has the seventh-lowest estimate for transportation barriers of the 34 communities on this site.
It is possible: hypomania can pass for a productive stretch and go unnoticed, so tell your provider about any time you needed far less sleep or had far more energy than usual, because that history can change the plan.
CDC PLACES puts it at 30.7 percent of adults in Charleston, the fifth-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 30 percent across Charleston County.
In Charleston County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 214 residents, more providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Charleston the seventh-lowest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes: students 18 and older, including those at College of Charleston, The Citadel, Charleston School of Law and Trident Technical College, can be seen by secure video around their class schedules.
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.