Seasonal Depression Care in James Island, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in James Island and nearby Johns Island, Daniel Island and Mount Pleasant by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in James Island
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression care for adults in James Island 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 James Island
Compared with Charleston County as a whole, James Island has lower estimates for frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health, while depression is about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, James Island sits below it on depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
James Island has the third-lowest estimate for frequent mental distress of the 34 communities on this site, and that many hard days in a month is worth raising with a provider.
For no leisure-time physical activity, James Island ranks third-lowest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep is the third-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for James Island sits below ZIP code 29492; about level with ZIP code 29455 and Mount Pleasant.
An estimated 11 percent of households in James Island have no broadband subscription, the fifth-lowest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | James Island | Charleston County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 20.9 percent | 21.3 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 12.9 percent | 14.4 percent |
| Adults with no leisure-time physical activity | 16.9 percent | 20.3 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 27.8 percent | 30 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 27.6 percent | 29.8 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 12.5 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 James Island the third-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 James Island
Three governments share James Island: the Town of James Island, the City of Charleston and unincorporated Charleston County; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
Since 1990 the Holiday Festival of Lights has lined a three-mile drive through James Island County Park with more than 750 displays; hospitality workers with irregular hours can schedule video visits without a drive.
Fort Johnson, which dates to about 1708, is where the signal shot opening the bombardment of Fort Sumter was fired on April 12, 1861.
Since 1993 the James Island Connector has given drivers a way off the island that never crosses a drawbridge.
State, federal and College of Charleston research labs share the Fort Johnson campus, which makes James Island a center of marine science.
Founded in 1992, the Town of James Island completed its fourth and final incorporation in 2012.
James Island's economy centers on marine research and local services.
Sources for these local facts: jamesislandsc.us,charlestoncitypaper.com,dnr.sc.gov,charlestonmercury.com.
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 West Ashley
- Seasonal Depression Care in Johns Island
- Seasonal Depression Care in Daniel Island
- Seasonal Depression Care in Mount Pleasant
- Seasonal Depression Care in North Charleston
- Seasonal Depression Care in Hanahan
- Seasonal Depression Care in Goose Creek
- Seasonal Depression Care in Ladson
- Seasonal Depression Care in Summerville
- Seasonal Depression Care in Moncks Corner
Not in James Island?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Johns Island, Daniel Island and Mount Pleasant, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Seasonal Depression Care in James Island: Questions
Yes: adults in James Island 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, James Island has the third-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 16.9 percent of adults in James Island, the third-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 James Island the fifth-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.