Well, true. I know this is different but it comes under the heading of not being treated like other illnesses. I got horrendous side effects to some of the drugs they tried me on and told them about them and asked to try different things. My psychiatrist has since told me that at the time he thought I was making the side effects up. Now who ever heard of a patient with a heart condition with side effects being told he is making them up? It was because I was a mental health patient that my honesty was called into question. I take it as a slur on my character, being someone who will go out of their way never ever to tell a lie, and I count it as descrimination.
On another occasion, I was in hospital and expressed mild doubts about the drugs I was given, and the psychiatrist told me that if I didn't take them then they would use ECT on me. I had not refused to take them, merely questioned their side effects. Who ever heard of a heart patient questioning the side effects of a drug and being coerced into taking it with the threat of violence (and incidentally my very worst fear)? I count this as discrimination too.
So you're right, mental illness is not treated like any other illness and the respect and care about our dignity is not there.
It still shocks me when I hear of a new discriminatory practice.