Seasonal Depression Care in Ladson, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Ladson and nearby Summerville, Moncks Corner and Charleston by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Ladson
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression care for adults in Ladson and across Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties 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 Ladson
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Ladson sits above the middle on short sleep and below it on fair or poor self-rated health, while depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity and loneliness are close to the middle.
Ladson has the tenth-highest estimate for depression of the 34 communities on this site, and depression is one of the most treatable mental health conditions.
For short sleep, Ladson ranks tenth-highest among them.
Its estimate for frequent mental distress is the sixteenth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Ladson sits about level with Summerville, Moncks Corner and Charleston.
An estimated 15.7 percent of households in Ladson have no broadband subscription, the seventeenth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Ladson |
|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.6 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 17.6 percent |
| Adults with no leisure-time physical activity | 26.9 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 38.7 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 32.8 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 19.7 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.
Statewide Figures From County Health Rankings
Ladson spans Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties, so this page does not assign it one county's figures; across South Carolina, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.2 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults and one mental health provider for every 437 residents.
| Measure | South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 13.4 percent |
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps builds these 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.
Living and Working in Ladson
Held in Ladson since 1979, the Coastal Carolina Fair now spreads over more than 180 acres; hospitality workers with irregular hours can schedule video visits without a drive.
Ladson is unincorporated, stretches across three counties and has lost land as Summerville and North Charleston annexed parts of it; long commutes leave less time for appointments, so video visits from home or work can help.
In 2023 Leidos announced a $31.7 million plant in the Ladson Industrial Park to build security screening systems, with up to 170 jobs.
A large van assembly plant on Palmetto Commerce Parkway makes Ladson home to one of the metro's major manufacturing employers.
Ladson's economy centers on vehicle manufacturing.
Sources for these local facts: live5news.com,en.wikipedia.org,governor.sc.gov,scbiz.com.
Seasonal Depression Care for Hospitality and Seasonal Workers
In tourist towns, the off-season can bring fewer shifts and quieter streets just as the days get shorter.
Talk therapy, light therapy guidance or medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, can be planned with you before the slow season starts.
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 Ladson?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Summerville, Moncks Corner and Charleston, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Seasonal Depression Care in Ladson: Questions
Yes: adults in Ladson and the rest of Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties 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, Ladson has the sixteenth-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 26.9 percent of adults in Ladson, the sixteenth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina 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.