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By Jessica Taylor
 The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recently updated their guidelines for depression screenings. The new guidelines call for screening all adults 18 and older, particularly pregnant and postpartum women. This is an update from their 2009 recommendations, showing more concrete evidence of the importance of screening. Depression leads to more than 8 million hospital visits each year, costing $200 billion annually. This shows why the need for early detection is necessary.
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Occupational Health & Safety
The number of people using marijuana in the United States is rising rapidly, and the impact of this increase is showing up at work. Drug testing services report more positive tests for marijuana, both in pre-employment drug screens and drug tests conducted for other reasons.
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Employee Assistance Professionals Association
The Call for Proposals for EAPA's 2016 World EAP Conference is open. The conference will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at the sleek, river-front situated Sheraton Grand Chicago, within walking distance of Navy Pier, Magnificent Mile shopping, Millennium Park, the Loop District and all the local favorites that make the Windy City a one-of-a-kind destination. Attendees from more than 40 countries are expected to participate. The conference theme is "EAP Innovation: Soaring on the Winds of Change." Focus areas for the conference are: Adapting services to the changing needs of the work environment, Innovations in EAP services to individuals, Harnessing technology to address the needs of the remote and mobile workforce, and Evidence-based practice and demonstrating value on investment. Deadline for all proposals is Feb. 19.
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Yale News
A simple questionnaire filled out by depressed patients can help identify whether a particular medication is likely to help them, according to a new study by Yale University researchers published Jan. 20 in the journal Lancet Psychiatry.
Data mined from clinical trials may soon help doctors tailor antidepressant therapy to their patients, the authors say. Currently, only about 30 percent of patients get relief from the first drug they are prescribed, and it can often take a year or more before doctors find the right medication to alleviate symptoms of depression.
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Medical Daily
A recent study conducted by scientists from Duke University found that a habit leaves such a lasting impression on specific circuits in the brain that we become primed to feed those cravings. This research could end up providing treatment options for people suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, and obesity. "One day, we may be able to target these circuits in people to help promote habits that we want and kick out those that we don't want," said Dr. Nicole Calakos, an associate professor of neurology and neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, in a statement.
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The New York Times
Scientists reported recently that they had taken a significant step toward understanding the cause of schizophrenia, in a landmark study that provides the first rigorously tested insight into the biology behind any common psychiatric disorder.
More than 2 million Americans have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, which is characterized by delusional thinking and hallucinations. The drugs available to treat it blunt some of its symptoms but do not touch the underlying cause.
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Corrections.com
One of the most significant crises facing the corrections profession is the mental health of correctional officers and other staff members. The crisis is no secret — it has been discussed on this site, for example, more than once over the past few years. Yet it persists, and because of the toll it takes on those who serve in this field, it deserves continued focus. One expert has opined that the correctional profession's attitudes towards mental health are roughly where those of the U.S. military were 10 to 15 years ago, and the point is not only valid but meaningful.
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The Huffington Post
Any high school in the U.S. that wants to carry an emergency opioid overdose reversal kit will now be able to get one free of charge, thanks to a new initiative announced Monday by the Clinton Foundation and the drug's manufacturer. Adapt Pharma, manufacturers of a nasal-spray form of naloxone, also known as Narcan, has partnered with the Clinton Health Matters Initiative to further expand access to the life-saving drug, the two groups said at the final day of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative Activation Summit.
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The New York Times
An unexpected bond between damaged birds and traumatized
veterans could reveal surprising insights into animal intelligence.
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Talent Management
In the world of work, employees are often engrossed in “arranged marriages,” paired with a boss or manager not of their choosing and whose personalities may not closely align with their own.
Of course, most people naturally try to avoid toxic individuals when possible, but sometimes it's made more difficult when the "emotional vampire" is the boss. In a 2005 Harvard Business Reviewarticle, Harvard professors Tiziana Casciaro and Miguel Sousa Lobo wrote that people are generally more willing to put up with likable but less competent colleagues and bosses than those who are skilled and productive but treat others as "jerks."
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