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Sanism
Discrimination against people with mental conditions or impairments
Sanism
Sanism, saneism, mentalism, or psychophobia refer to the discrimination against and oppression of people based on actual or perceived mental disorder or cognitive impairment. This discrimination and oppression are based on factors such as stereotypes about neurodiversity. Sanism impacts individuals who have learning disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, tics, or intellectual disability, are autistic, or experience other forms of cognitive impairment or neurodivergence. Sanism may cause harm through a combination of social inequalities, insults, indignities, and overt discrimination. Examples include refusal of service and the denial of human rights. Sanism does not only describe how individuals are treated by the general public. The concept also encapsulates how individuals are treated by mental health professionals, the legal system and other institutions. The term "sanism" was coined...
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