APA Office of Communications and Public Affairs

Media Interview Alert

This is a special alert to watch CBS's "48 Hours" investigative news
program this Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006, at 10 p.m. (ET). This edition
of the show features an investigation into the Church of Scientology,
and begins by recounting the tragic death of Scientologist Elli
Perkins. Perkins was killed in 2003 by her son, who was suffering
from paranoid schizophrenia but was mostly treated in accordance with
Scientology protocols. The program asks the question Did A Mother's
Faith Contribute To Her Murder? and then delves into broader issues,
including Scientology's opposition to psychiatry.

The APA's Office of Communications and Public Affairs (OCPA) worked
with "48 Hours" producers to provide factual information on mental
illnesses and expert opinions on forensic psychiatry. APA member
Brian Joseph, M.D., of Buffalo, N.Y., will be a featured expert on the
program. In addition, producers consulted with Paul S. Appelbaum,
M.D., chair of the APA Council on Psychiatry and the Law.

For more information, please visit CBS's Web site:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/48hours/main3410.shtml.