Seasonal Depression Care in Florence, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Florence and nearby Hartsville and Lake City by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Florence
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression 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).
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 Florence
Compared with Florence County as a whole, Florence has higher estimates for short sleep, while depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health are about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Florence sits above the middle on no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health, while depression and frequent mental distress are close to the middle.
Florence has the tenth-highest estimate for no leisure-time physical activity of the 34 communities on this site, and regular movement supports both sleep and mood.
For loneliness, Florence ranks eleventh-highest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep 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 with no leisure-time physical activity | 30.3 percent | 30.1 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.9 percent | 37.4 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 34.9 percent | 35.3 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 23.5 percent | 23.1 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 an average of 5.6 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the tenth-highest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Florence the fifteenth-lowest frequent mental distress 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
Florence grew up around a railroad depot site bought in 1853 and takes its name from Florence Harllee, daughter of the railroad's president; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
Francis Marion University and Florence-Darlington Technical College both have their campuses in Florence; we see students 18 and older by secure video, around class schedules.
In 2026 SteelFab announced a $38.92 million Florence plant with 108 jobs making steel parts for U.S. naval defense.
More than 13,500 people work in health care in Florence County, the medical hub of the Pee Dee.
Florence National Cemetery dates to 1865 and lies about a quarter-mile from the site of a Civil War prison camp.
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: cityofflorencesc.gov,southcarolinapublicradio.org,governor.sc.gov,fcedp.com,cem.va.gov.
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 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.
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 30.3 percent of adults in Florence, the tenth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 30.1 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.
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.