Seasonal Depression Care in Spartanburg, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Spartanburg and nearby Anderson, Gaffney and Rock Hill by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Spartanburg
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression care for adults in Spartanburg and across Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg
Compared with Spartanburg County as a whole, Spartanburg has higher 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, Spartanburg sits above the middle on depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
Spartanburg has the fifth-highest 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, Spartanburg ranks eighth-highest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep is the eighth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Spartanburg sits above Gaffney and Rock Hill; below Anderson.
An estimated 20.9 percent of households in Spartanburg have no broadband subscription, the eleventh-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Spartanburg | Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 23.8 percent | 24.1 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 18.6 percent | 17.3 percent |
| Adults with no leisure-time physical activity | 31.5 percent | 27.4 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 40.7 percent | 37.9 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 35.2 percent | 33.2 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 25.3 percent | 20.9 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.
Spartanburg County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Spartanburg County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.8 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the fifth-highest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Spartanburg the eighth-highest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Spartanburg County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.8 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 17.4 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 38.5 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 661 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 15.3 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 Spartanburg
More than 11,000 people work two shifts at the nearby BMW plant, which builds more than 1,500 vehicles a day; video visits can fit around demanding shift schedules, with no drive.
Spartanburg's Hub City nickname comes from its 1904 Union Station, which once handled 22 passenger trains a day; long commutes leave less time for appointments, so video visits from home or work can help.
Interstates 85 and 26 meet at Spartanburg, about 1.5 hours from Charlotte and 2.5 hours from Atlanta.
Wofford College, Converse University and Spartanburg Community College make Spartanburg a college town, with USC Upstate close by.
Fall 2026 enrollment at USC Upstate in Spartanburg reached 5,442, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier.
Campuses serving Spartanburg include Wofford College, Converse University, USC Upstate and Spartanburg Community College.
Spartanburg's economy centers on automotive manufacturing and textiles and chemicals.
Sources for these local facts: bmwgroup-werke.com,experiencespartanburg.com,onespartanburginc.com,uscupstate.edu.
Seasonal Depression Care That Fits Around Shift Work
Overnight and early shifts can mean seeing little daylight for weeks at a time during winter.
Your provider can talk through whether light therapy fits your schedule, and talk therapy or medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, can be added.
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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Not in Spartanburg?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Anderson, Gaffney and Rock Hill, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Seasonal Depression Care in Spartanburg: Questions
Yes: adults in Spartanburg and the rest of Spartanburg 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, Spartanburg has the sixth-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 31.5 percent of adults in Spartanburg, the ninth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 27.4 percent across Spartanburg County.
In Spartanburg County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 661 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the sixth-highest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Spartanburg the fifth-highest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 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.