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{{NeedsImage}} '''Ashok Gupta''' is a former [[ME/CFS]] patient who claims to have healed himself, and now sells his own program to patients with a variety of [[chronic illness]]es.<ref name="website" /> He also conducts coaching webinairs and workshops.<ref name="website" /> ==Qualifications and training == Ashok Gupta graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He was then automatically awarded an honorary MA (Cantab), as all Cambridge University graduates are. After graduating he worked as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers, and states he had alternative and complementary health certifications (DHyp PNLP MNCH, [[Neurolinguistic programming]] Practitionerand Clinical Hypnotherapist, member of the National Council for Hypnotherapy).<ref name="HSC2003">{{Cite web | url = http://www.harleystressclinic.com/Practitioners.htm|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030416020149/http://www.harleystressclinic.com/Practitioners.htm|archive-date=2003-04-19 | title = Practioners | website = Harley Street Stress Clinic}}</ref> Gupta describes himself as a "chronic illness expert" but holds no medical qualifications or certifications, and as an "expert on stress", and has given a number of media interviews about stress, but does not appear to hold any academic or professional qualifications in psychology or mental health either.<ref name="website" /> Gupta states he has designed "Revolutionary Neuroplasticity Techniques" based on his "20 plus years of experience and research". He has not completed a research degree, does not have a medical licence, and is not affiliated to any academic institution.<ref name="website" /><ref name="Hypothesis2002" /> ==Illness == Gupta states he fell ill with [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] during his time studying Economics in Cambridge; he states he was partying hard, studying hard, feeling pretty [[stress|stressed out]], and not taking care of himself when he contracted "some kind of stomach bug" on a trip to [[India]] and developed a host of symptoms that did not improve.<ref name="KF2021">{{Cite web | url = https://www.drkarafitzgerald.com/2021/07/12/the-role-of-neuroplasticity-in-chronic-illness-healing/ | title =The Role of Neuroplasticity in Chronic Illness & Healing | website = Dr Kara Fitzgerald ND | access-date = 2022-06-03}}</ref> Gupta states he found a way to heal his ME/CFS and has been fully well since.<ref name="PMC8325493" /> Gupta reports being ill with CFS, which he regards as the same as ME, for over three years in the late 1990s.<ref name="PositiveH">{{Cite web | publisher = Positive Health | url = http://www.positivehealth.com/article/cfs-me-long-covid/me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-causes-and-the-amygdala-retraining-recovery-programme | title = ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Causes and the Amygdala Retraining Recovery Programme | issue = 157 | date = April 2009 | last = Gupta | first = Ashok | access-date = 2022-06-04}}</ref> ==Research == Ashok Gupta states he has spent over 20 years researching [[neuroplasticity]].<ref name="website">{{Cite web |url = https://www.guptaprogram.com | title = The Secret of Amygdala Retraining | access-date = 2022-06-04 | website = The Gupta Program}}</ref> ==Gupta Program == Gupta published his hypothesis of ME/CFS in 2002, and has sold the Gupta Program, which he describes as a [[brain training]] and holistic health course, it has been commercially available since 2007.<ref name="KF2021" /> The Gupta Program was originally called the ''Gupta Programme'' and later a variety of different terms have been used to promote it, with Amygdala and Insula Retraining (AIR) being the most recent.<ref name="website" /> {{See also|Gupta program}} {{See also|Criticisms of The Gupta Program}} ==Complaints == The UK's [[Advertising Standards Authority]] upheld a complaint in 2018.<ref name="ASA2018">{{Cite web | url = https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/harley-street-solutions-ltd-a17-400324.html | title = Harley Street Solutions Ltd | last = Advertising Standards Authority {{!}} Committee of Advertising Practice | author-link = Advertising Standards Authority | first = | website = Advertising Standards Authority | date = April 11, 2018 | access-date = 2020-08-29}}</ref> ==Notable studies published by others== *2020, Mindfulness-Based Program Plus Amygdala and Insula Retraining (MAIR) for the Treatment of Women with Fibro<ref name="MAIR2020">{{Cite journal | title = Mindfulness-Based Program Plus Amygdala and Insula Retraining (MAIR) for the Treatment of Women with Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial | date = Oct 2020 | url = https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3246/htm | journal = Journal of Clinical Medicine | volume = 9 | issue = 10 | pages = 3246 | last = Sanabria-Mazo | first = Juan P. | author-link = | last2 = Montero-Marin | first2 = Jesus | author-link2 = | last3 = Feliu-Soler | first3 = Albert | author-link3 = | last4 = Gasión | first4 = Virginia | author-link4 = | last5 = Navarro-Gil | first5 = Mayte | author-link5 = | last6 = Morillo-Sarto | first6 = Héctor | author-link6 = | last7 = Colomer-Carbonell | first7 = Ariadna | last8 = Borràs | first8 = Xavier | last9 = Tops | first9 = Mattie | last10 = Luciano | first10 = Juan V. | last11 = García-Campayo | first11 = Javier|language=en|doi=10.3390/jcm9103246|pmc=PMC7599726|pmid=33050630|access-date=|issn=2077-0383|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3246/htm (Full text)] ::'''Conflict of interest not declared:''' Author and investigator Virginia Gasión (Virginia Gasión Royo) had been a Gupta coach since 2014, which means she earns from people doing the Gupta Program, giving a direct final financial conflict of interest.<ref name="Guptacoaches">{{Cite web | url = https://www.guptaprogram.com/coaches | title = Our Professional Team of Coaches | last = | first = | author-link = | date = | website = Gupta Program|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status= | access-date = 2022-06-03}}</ref> *2012, A mind-body technique for symptoms related to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue<ref name="Toussaint2012">{{Cite journal | title = A mind-body technique for symptoms related to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue | date = Mar 2012 | url = https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22385563/ | journal = Explore (New York, N.Y.) | volume = 8 | issue = 2 | pages = 92–98 | last = Toussaint | first = Loren L. | author-link = Loren Toussaint | last2 = Whipple | first2 = Mary O. | author-link2 = | last3 = Abboud | first3 = Lana L. | author-link3 = | last4 = Vincent | first4 = Ann | author-link4 = Ann Vincent | last5 = Wahner-Roedler | first5 = Dietlind L.|doi=10.1016/j.explore.2011.12.003|pmc=|pmid=22385563|access-date=|issn=1878-7541|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Loren-Toussaint/publication/229324365_A_Mind-Body_Technique_for_Symptoms_Related_to_Fibromyalgia_and_Chronic_Fatigue/links/59e3bb3f458515393d5b935f/A-Mind-Body-Technique-for-Symptoms-Related-to-Fibromyalgia-and-Chronic-Fatigue.pdf (Full text)] ::The Advertising Standards Authority rejected this as evidence of effectiveness of the Gupta Program.<ref name="ASA2018" /> ::This was open to patients with [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] but none completed it. Of the 32 patients randomly assigned to Amygdala and Insula Retraining (AIR) plus standard care, 19% (6 patients) dropped out before starting, 19% (6 patients) did not complete baseline measures but did AIR, 41% (13 patients) did AIR but not the follow-up assessments, 22% (7 patients) did AIR and completed follow-up assessments. Twice as many patients completed standard care, including both assessments - 56% (14 out of 25).<ref name="Toussaint2012" /> ===Articles not peer reviewed or from non-academic journals=== *2010, Can amygdala retraining techniques improve the wellbeing of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome? A clinical audit of subjective outcomes in a small sample<ref name="GuptaAudit">{{Cite journal |archive-url = http://web.archive.org/web/20111119095503/http://www.guptaprogramme.com/Amygdala_Retraining_JHH_Sept_2010.pdf |archive-date=2011-11-11 | url = https://www.guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/amygdala-retraining-jhh-sept-2010.pdf | last = Gupta | first = A | author-link = Ashok Gupta | date =September 2010 | title = Can amygdala retraining techniques improve the wellbeing of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome? A clinical audit of subjective outcomes in a small sample. |journal = Journal of Holistic Healthcare | volume = 7 |issue =2 | pages = 12-15 | access-date = 2022-06-02}}</ref> - [http://web.archive.org/web/20111119095503/http://www.guptaprogramme.com/Amygdala_Retraining_JHH_Sept_2010.pdf (Full text)] ::The Advertising Standards Authority rejected this as evidence of effectiveness of the Gupta Program.<ref name="ASA2018" /> ::This was not published in an academic journal<ref name="JHH">{{Cite web | url = https://bhma.org/journal-information-for-contributors/ | title = Journal - information for contributors | last = | first = | author-link = | date = | website = British Holistic Medical Association|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status= | access-date = 2022-06-03}}</ref> *2002, Unconscious amygdalar fear conditioning in a subset of chronic fatigue syndrome patients<ref name="Hypothesis2002">{{Cite journal | last = Gupta | first = Ashok | author-link = Ashok Gupta | date = 2002 | title = Unconscious amygdalar fear conditioning in a subset of chronic fatigue syndrome patients |url = https://www.guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cfs-hypothesis-medical-hypotheses-article.pdf | journal=Medical Hypotheses | volume = 59 | issue = 6 | pages = 727–735|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.guptaprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cfs-hypothesis-medical-hypotheses-article.pdf (Full text)] ::The ''Medical Hypotheses'' journal that published this is reported to be the world's most controversial journal,<ref name="MHcontroversial">{{Cite journal | title = Editor says no to peer review for controversial journal | date = 2010-03-18 | url = https://www.nature.com/articles/news.2010.132 | journal = Nature | last = Cressey | first = Daniel|language=en|doi=10.1038/news.2010.132|issn=1476-4687}}</ref> and describes itself as publishing hypotheses that are "radical, speculative and non-mainstream scientific ideas" and some "where experimental support is yet fragmentary".<ref name="MH">{{Cite web | url = https://www.elsevier.com/journals/medical-hypotheses/0306-9877/guide-for-authors | title = Guide for authors - Medical Hypotheses - ISSN 0306-9877 | last = | first = | author-link = | date = | website = Elsevier|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status= | access-date = 2022-06-03}}</ref><ref name="MH-SS">{{Cite web | url = https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/medical-hypotheses | title = Medical Hypotheses {{!}} Journal | last = | first = | author-link = | date = | website = ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status= | access-date = 2022-06-03}}</ref> It is peer-reviewed. ==Clinic location== Previously called Harley Street Stress Solutions, Gupta's clinic is now in Harrow, Middlesex, UK. ==Talks and interviews== *2021, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8325493/ Conversation With Ashok Gupta, MA (Cantab), MSc: Treating Long-Haul Covid]<ref name="PMC8325493">{{Cite journal | title = Conversation With Ashok Gupta, MA (Cantab), MSc: Treating Long-Haul Covid | date = Apr 2021 | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8325493/ | journal = Integrative Medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) | volume = 20 | issue = 2 | pages = 42–46 | last = Benson | first = Dick | author-link = |doi=|pmc=8325493|pmid=34377093|access-date=|issn=1546-993X|quote=|via=}}</ref> - Dick Benson * 2021, [https://www.drkarafitzgerald.com/2021/07/12/the-role-of-neuroplasticity-in-chronic-illness-healing/ The Role of Neuroplasticity in Chronic Illness & Healing] - Kara Fitzgerald, Naturopath * 2008, [https://web.archive.org/web/20081224002122/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-3116268-details/Can+this+man+cure+ME/article.do Can this man cure ME?] Alice Hart-Davis - This is London ==Online presence== * PubMed * [https://www.twitter.com/GuptaProgramme Twitter] * [https://www.facebook.com/Guptaprogram Facebook] * [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ashok-gupta-8495a0 LinkedIn] * [https://www.guptaprogram.com Website] * [https://youtube.com/c/GuptaProgramme YouTube (Gupta Program)] * Email: info@guptaprogram.com * Clinic address: unknown ==See also== *[[Brain training]] *[[Gupta program]] *[[Criticisms of The Gupta Program]] ==Learn more== <!-- * Outside articles: e.g. Wikipedia, news or interviews * Institution --> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Clinicians]] [[Category:British clinicians]]
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