Seasonal Depression Care in Mount Pleasant, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Mount Pleasant and nearby North Charleston, Hanahan and Goose Creek by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Mount Pleasant
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression care for adults in Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant
Compared with Charleston County as a whole, Mount Pleasant 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, Mount Pleasant sits below it on depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
Mount Pleasant has the lowest estimate for no leisure-time physical activity of the 34 communities on this site, and regular movement supports both sleep and mood.
For fair or poor self-rated health, Mount Pleasant ranks lowest among them.
Its estimate for frequent mental distress is the second-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Mount Pleasant sits below Hanahan and Goose Creek; about level with North Charleston.
An estimated 18.1 percent of households in Mount Pleasant have no broadband subscription, the fourteenth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Mount Pleasant | Charleston County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 21.4 percent | 21.3 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 12.6 percent | 14.4 percent |
| Adults with no leisure-time physical activity | 15.3 percent | 20.3 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 27.1 percent | 30 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 26.7 percent | 29.8 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 11.2 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 Mount Pleasant the second-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 Mount Pleasant
In the 2020 Census, about 18 percent of Mount Pleasant residents were 65 or older; we accept Medicare, and most visits can be done by video.
About 55 sweetgrass basket stands line Highway 17 North, where makers have sold baskets since the road was paved in 1931; hospitality workers with irregular hours can schedule video visits without a drive.
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, home of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, has been open in Mount Pleasant since 1976.
About 46 percent of employed Mount Pleasant residents work outside the town, and many of them cross the bridges and highways each day.
Opened in 2005, the eight-lane Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge runs about 2.5 miles between Mount Pleasant and Charleston and replaced two older spans.
Mount Pleasant went from about 47,600 residents in 2000 to more than 90,000 in 2020 and became South Carolina's fourth-largest municipality.
Campuses serving Mount Pleasant include Trident Technical College (Mount Pleasant campus).
Mount Pleasant's economy centers on professional services and local government.
Sources for these local facts: en.wikipedia.org,postandcourier.com,patriotspoint.org,api.censusreporter.org,hdrinc.com.
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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Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including North Charleston, Hanahan and Goose Creek, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Seasonal Depression Care in Mount Pleasant: Questions
Yes: adults in Mount Pleasant 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, Mount Pleasant has the 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 15.3 percent of adults in Mount Pleasant, the 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 Mount Pleasant the second-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.