sanism

English

Etymology

sane +‎ -ism

Noun

sanism (uncountable)

1. Discrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived as having, a mental illness.

References

• Sanism and the ADA: Thinking About Attitudes, By Michael Perlin (Abstract), by National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness, 2003.
• Michael L. Perlin, Things Have Changed: Looking at Non-institutional Mental Disability Law Through the Sanism Filter, 46 New York Law School Review 535,539 (2002-2003).