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July 15, 1942
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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At the American Osteopathic Association meeting in Chicago on July 15, Dr. J. Leland Jones warns of rising 'soldier's heart' from warfare stresses, while others predict benefits from slower living and reduced neurosis via screening. (187 chars)
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Soldier's Heart Danger Foreseen
CHICAGO, July 15. (UP)—Dr. J. Leland Jones of the Kansas City, Mo., College of Osteopathy and Surgery, predicted today that the tempo of modern warfare probably will result in a sharp increase of "soldier's heart" in both civilians and service men.
Jones, in an address before the 46th annual American Osteopathic association meeting, defined soldier's heart as "psychological angina pectoris," a functional disorder caused by excessive physical effort or mental stress which often was mistaken for true organic heart disease, an ailment of the heart itself.
"The high speed of trucks, automobiles and airplanes, the noise of tanks and high explosives and the general increased tempo of modern warfare," he explained, "are bound to produce conditions that result in functional heart troubles even among sturdy, trained athletes."
Civilians, he believed, were apt to succumb to functional ailment in time of war because of overwork, worry or fear. Jones said that while there was no tendency of people with soldier's heart to die prematurely, or to contract organic heart disease, the prospect for recovering was not good.
CONFLICTING VIEW
Jones' prediction offset the forecast made last night by Dr. Phil R. Russell, Fort Worth, Tex., that wartime rationing, priorities and freezing "will reduce our high speed more of living . . . and very likely help to cut the frequency of high blood pressure, heart disease and other leading causes of death after middle age."
Dr. W. G. Douglas, Clermont, Fla., believed that war neurosis probably will be far less prevalent among veterans of the present conflict than it was after the first World war because the armed services were attempting to weed out those susceptible to it.
"The problem of eliminating the psychopath, the mentally unfit and the borderline mental case from military life is a difficult task even for those trained in this specialty," he said, "but splendid progress 's being made. Authorities . . . are getting at one of the greatest contributing causes of war neurosis, that is, an unstable psychic constitution."
CHICAGO, July 15. (UP)—Dr. J. Leland Jones of the Kansas City, Mo., College of Osteopathy and Surgery, predicted today that the tempo of modern warfare probably will result in a sharp increase of "soldier's heart" in both civilians and service men.
Jones, in an address before the 46th annual American Osteopathic association meeting, defined soldier's heart as "psychological angina pectoris," a functional disorder caused by excessive physical effort or mental stress which often was mistaken for true organic heart disease, an ailment of the heart itself.
"The high speed of trucks, automobiles and airplanes, the noise of tanks and high explosives and the general increased tempo of modern warfare," he explained, "are bound to produce conditions that result in functional heart troubles even among sturdy, trained athletes."
Civilians, he believed, were apt to succumb to functional ailment in time of war because of overwork, worry or fear. Jones said that while there was no tendency of people with soldier's heart to die prematurely, or to contract organic heart disease, the prospect for recovering was not good.
CONFLICTING VIEW
Jones' prediction offset the forecast made last night by Dr. Phil R. Russell, Fort Worth, Tex., that wartime rationing, priorities and freezing "will reduce our high speed more of living . . . and very likely help to cut the frequency of high blood pressure, heart disease and other leading causes of death after middle age."
Dr. W. G. Douglas, Clermont, Fla., believed that war neurosis probably will be far less prevalent among veterans of the present conflict than it was after the first World war because the armed services were attempting to weed out those susceptible to it.
"The problem of eliminating the psychopath, the mentally unfit and the borderline mental case from military life is a difficult task even for those trained in this specialty," he said, "but splendid progress 's being made. Authorities . . . are getting at one of the greatest contributing causes of war neurosis, that is, an unstable psychic constitution."
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Soldiers Heart
Modern Warfare
Functional Heart Disorder
War Neurosis
Osteopathic Association
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. J. Leland Jones
Dr. Phil R. Russell
Dr. W. G. Douglas
Where did it happen?
Chicago
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Key Persons
Dr. J. Leland Jones
Dr. Phil R. Russell
Dr. W. G. Douglas
Location
Chicago
Event Date
July 15
Story Details
Dr. J. Leland Jones predicts a sharp increase in 'soldier's heart,' a psychological functional heart disorder due to modern warfare's stresses, affecting both civilians and service men. Conflicting views from Dr. Russell on reduced high-speed living benefits and Dr. Douglas on less war neurosis through screening.