Seasonal Depression Care in Hilton Head Island, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Hilton Head Island and nearby Walterboro, Beaufort and Bluffton by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Hilton Head Island
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression care for adults in Hilton Head Island and across Beaufort 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 Hilton Head Island
Compared with Beaufort County as a whole, Hilton Head Island has lower estimates for depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Hilton Head Island sits below it on depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
Hilton Head Island has the lowest estimate for depression of the 34 communities on this site, and depression is one of the most treatable mental health conditions.
For frequent mental distress, Hilton Head Island ranks lowest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep is the lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Hilton Head Island sits below Walterboro, Beaufort and Bluffton.
An estimated 8.5 percent of households in Hilton Head Island have no broadband subscription, the third-lowest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Hilton Head Island | Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 16.8 percent | 18 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 11 percent | 13.1 percent |
| Adults with no leisure-time physical activity | 19.1 percent | 19.9 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 26.8 percent | 30.4 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 23.5 percent | 26.4 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 14.6 percent | 15.2 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.
Beaufort County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Beaufort County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 4.9 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, below the statewide 5.2 days, the lowest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Hilton Head Island the lowest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Beaufort County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 4.9 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 16.7 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 32.9 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 502 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 Hilton Head Island
Nearly 40 percent of Hilton Head Island residents are 65 or older, and the median age is about 59; we accept Medicare, and most visits can be done by video.
Of all the islands along South Carolina's Atlantic coast, Hilton Head Island is the largest; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
Between 1970 and 1990, Hilton Head Island grew from 2,546 residents to 23,694.
Hilton Head Island draws about 2.5 million visitors a year, and its summer population can reach 150,000.
Hilton Head Island got its first bridge in 1956 and became an incorporated town in 1983.
Campuses serving Hilton Head Island include University of South Carolina Beaufort (Hilton Head Island campus).
Hilton Head Island's economy centers on resorts and hospitality and restaurants.
Sources for these local facts: censusreporter.org,South Carolina Encyclopedia,en.wikipedia.org.
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 Hilton Head Island?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Walterboro, Beaufort and Bluffton, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Seasonal Depression Care in Hilton Head Island: Questions
Yes: adults in Hilton Head Island and the rest of Beaufort 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, Hilton Head Island has the fourth-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 19.1 percent of adults in Hilton Head Island, the seventh-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 19.9 percent across Beaufort County.
In Beaufort County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 502 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the ninth-lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Hilton Head Island the 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.