Qualified Medical Evaluator
Dr. Pfeiffer has been certified by the State of California as a Qualified Medical Evaluator eligible to conduct evaluations of applicants for the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Medical Unit.
Address: 3010 First Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
Telephone: 619.295.2189
Fax: 619.295.2362
Email: Stephen@PfeifferPhD.com
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Licensed Psychologist
PSY 23956
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According to a recent report from theStanford School of Medicine, anxiety in the workplace ranks together with depression as one of the most costly and detrimental health risks among employees. As noted in our lastcolumn, employee depression takes an incredible toll on businesses, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting a cost of $17-44 billion per year due to sick days on account of unmanageable symptoms. However, a new study conducted in Norway shows that both depression and anxiety were both predictors of employee sick leave.
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Continue reading Anxiety in the workplace linked to high productivity loss, sickness absence
Malingering, as it applies to the context of criminal, civil, personal and workers comp disability evaluations, is the practice of intentionally producing false or exaggerated symptoms in order to reap the benefits of compensatory measures such as money, prescription drugs, relief from duty or avoidance of criminal prosecution.
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Continue reading Psychological testing sheds light on malingering in workers comp disability evaluations
Herman Cain may have denied the sexual harassment allegations that ultimately deflated his hopes for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination; but that didn’t stop the media from making the most of the story as every detail, no matter how mundane, came to light.
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Continue reading Workplace bullying surpasses sexual harassment when it comes to employee trauma
As a patriotic city with a strong military presence, San Diego proudly defends the honor and heroism of local service members and retired veterans – not to mention its own civic heroes who step up daily to fight crime, fire, illness and violence.
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Continue reading Workplace trauma boosts PTSD risk for military and civilian employees alike
Most members of the California workforce are aware that, when it comes to professions like firefighting or law enforcement, employees are required to accept significant violence and danger risk as a routine part of the job. However, a recent upsurge in state-wide hospital violence has brought the definition of “routine risk” as it pertains to the healthcare field under scrutiny.
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Continue reading Escalating hospital violence threatens safety, heightens stress levels for medical employees
It’s impossible to ignore the plumes of smoke generated by all the politicians who are “crashing and burning” in Washington of late, each flame-out ignited by varying degrees of individual immoral behavior. The latest in a long line to fall was conservative Senator John Ensign (R-NV). No doubt, AAPers more than most psychologists, have given at least some consideration to what is causing these paragons of moral virtue to end up being hoisted by their own petards.
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Continue reading Immorality: An Epidemic Among 21st Century Leaders and Politicians?
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