Ethnopsychiatry fosters creativity and the adoption of critical and reflexive thinking in higher education students: insights from a qualitative analysis of a preliminary pilot experience at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Genoa, Italy

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Table 1 Main themes and topics that emerged in the two groups during brainstorming

Main themes/topics	Group 1	Group 2
Expectations about the course contents	• To fill in knowledge gaps considered very important for the professional practice
	• To increase knowledge about new transcultural settings
Expectations on the methodology used	• To be actively involved • To be encouraged and stimulated to reflect and to adopt critical thinking	• No particular expectation
Comments/suggestions	• To be exposed more in the future to innovative, interactive teaching approaches • To promote the development of self-awareness and reflexive learning • To provide real-world learning situations • To provide opportunities for collaborative working and discussion	• To reduce traditional teaching methods in favor of more innovative ones • To better organize the didactics in such a way to privilege practical experiences

Notes: Group 1: involved in activities focused on ethnopsychiatry, promoting analytical skills and critical thinking. Group 2: attending traditional lectures, without being interactively involved.