Bipolar Disorder Care in Florence, SC
A full lifetime mood history, long-term medication management and counseling for bipolar disorder, for adults in Florence and nearby Hartsville and Lake City by secure video.
Bipolar Disorder Care for Adults in Florence
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides bipolar disorder care for adults in Florence and across Florence 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).
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 Florence
Compared with Florence County as a whole, Florence has higher estimates for short sleep and housing insecurity, while depression, frequent mental distress, fair or poor self-rated health and lack of social and emotional support are about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Florence sits above the middle on short sleep, fair or poor self-rated health, lack of social and emotional support and housing insecurity, while depression and frequent mental distress are close to the middle.
Florence has the twelfth-highest estimate for lack of social and emotional support of the 34 communities on this site, and a steady counselor can be one dependable source of support.
For short sleep, Florence ranks thirteenth-highest among them.
Its estimate for fair or poor self-rated health is the thirteenth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Florence sits above Lake City; below Hartsville.
An estimated 24 percent of households in Florence have no broadband subscription, the sixth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Florence | Florence County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.3 percent | 22.7 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 17.3 percent | 17.6 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.9 percent | 37.4 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 23.5 percent | 23.1 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 26 percent | 26.2 percent |
| Adults who reported housing insecurity in the past year | 17.9 percent | 16.8 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.
Florence County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Florence County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts 38.2 percent of adults sleeping less than seven hours a night, above the statewide 36.6 percent, the eleventh-highest insufficient sleep figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Florence the thirteenth-highest short sleep estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Florence County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.6 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 18 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 38.2 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 332 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 13 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 Florence
In 2026 SteelFab announced a $38.92 million Florence plant with 108 jobs making steel parts for U.S. naval defense; video visits can fit around demanding work schedules, with no drive.
More than 13,500 people work in health care in Florence County, the medical hub of the Pee Dee; health care workers face high rates of burnout, and video visits can fit around demanding shifts.
Florence grew up around a railroad depot site bought in 1853 and takes its name from Florence Harllee, daughter of the railroad's president.
Florence National Cemetery dates to 1865 and lies about a quarter-mile from the site of a Civil War prison camp.
Francis Marion University and Florence-Darlington Technical College both have their campuses in Florence.
Campuses serving Florence include Francis Marion University and Florence-Darlington Technical College.
Florence's economy centers on health care and automotive and retail distribution.
Florence County is federally designated as a mental health professional shortage area, meaning there are too few mental health professionals for the people who live there; telehealth lets Florence residents see a provider without waiting for a local opening.
Sources for these local facts: governor.sc.gov,fcedp.com,cityofflorencesc.gov,cem.va.gov,southcarolinapublicradio.org.
Bipolar Disorder Care That Fits Around Shift Work
Rotating and overnight shifts work against the regular sleep times that help keep moods steady.
Your provider can plan around your schedule, with medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, counseling and follow-up visits by video.
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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Bipolar Disorder Care Nearby
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Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Hartsville and Lake City, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Bipolar Disorder Care in Florence: Questions
Yes: adults in Florence and the rest of Florence 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, Florence has the fourteenth-highest 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 37.9 percent of adults in Florence, the thirteenth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 37.4 percent across Florence County.
In Florence County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 332 residents, more providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the fifth-lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Florence the twelfth-highest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Video visits run Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, and you can book one during a break or before or after work, with no drive.
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.