Seasonal Depression Care in Charleston, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Charleston and nearby West Ashley, James Island and Johns Island by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Charleston
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression 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).
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 Charleston
Compared with Charleston County as a whole, Charleston has higher estimates for depression, frequent mental distress, short sleep and loneliness and lower estimates for no leisure-time physical activity and fair or poor self-rated health.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Charleston sits below it on frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health, while depression is close to the middle.
Charleston has the fifth-lowest estimate for no leisure-time physical activity of the 34 communities on this site, and regular movement supports both sleep and mood.
For short sleep, Charleston ranks fifth-lowest among them.
Its estimate for fair or poor self-rated health is the fifth-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 with no leisure-time physical activity | 18.3 percent | 20.3 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 30.7 percent | 30 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 30.3 percent | 29.8 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 13.6 percent | 15.4 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 an average of 5 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, below the statewide 5.2 days, the third-lowest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Charleston the ninth-lowest frequent mental distress 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
Charleston passed the nation's first historic preservation ordinance in 1931, and with it created the Board of Architectural Review; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
In 2024 the Charleston region's tourism industry, much of it restaurant and hotel work, employed a record 54,900 people; hospitality workers with irregular hours can schedule video visits without a drive.
The 2020 Census counted 150,227 City of Charleston residents, and about 33,600 of them lived on the historic downtown peninsula.
Every spring Spoleto Festival USA, first held in 1977, spends 17 days in Charleston's historic theaters, churches and outdoor spaces.
Joint Base Lindsey Graham, called Joint Base Charleston until August 2026, serves more than 90,000 service members, civilians, family members and retirees.
Both The Citadel and the College of Charleston, which has more than 11,000 students, sit inside the city.
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-sc.gov,abcnews4.com,spoletousa.org,wach.com,charleston.edu.
Seasonal Depression Care for Busy, Growing Communities
Shorter winter days still come to South Carolina, and a mood that drops at the same time each year is worth bringing up.
Treatment can include talk therapy, light therapy guidance, medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, or a combination, with video follow-up.
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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Seasonal Depression Care Nearby
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- Seasonal Depression Care in James Island
- Seasonal Depression Care in Johns Island
- Seasonal Depression Care in Daniel Island
- Seasonal Depression Care in Mount Pleasant
- Seasonal Depression Care in North Charleston
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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
Seasonal Depression 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.
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 18.3 percent of adults in Charleston, the fifth-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 20.3 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.
The plans we accept are Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice), and our front desk checks your coverage before your first visit.
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.