Psychologists agree that the conditions described above are tormenting hundreds of thousands of men and women, and even boys and girls, in the world today. It has become a matter of major concern among the professional men who make it their business to treat the ills of the human mind and body. For these feelings cause not only unhappiness and mild nervousness, but often acute pains, and truly serious physical conditions. Many of those who visit their doctors, complaining of acute pains, heart disease, stomach disorders, severe headaches, sinus disorders, abdominal pains, in the feet, legs, and arms, are in reality suffering from no actual organic ailment. Their difficulties can be traced to nothing but mental and emotional tensions. Asa A. Allen was a controversial evangelist with a Pentecostal healing and deliverance ministry. He was associated with the "Voice of Healing" movement founded by Gordon Lindsay. Allen became one of the first to develop a national television ministry. His television programs frequently included excerpts from his "healing line" ministry.