Abstract
Abstract Sociological research on mental illness in childhood has focused on four major topics. Studies have examined the effects that family structure has on children's mental illness. Research has also focused on the intergenerational transmission of mental illness in families. It is also clear that poverty is importantly associated with children's mental health problems. Recently, sociologists have studied the impact of neighborhood contexts and their effects on mental illness in childhood. New developments in the study of mental illness in childhood include investigations of the impact of victimization in childhood on children's mental health. In addition, sociologists have examined how social influence processes may result in the increased diagnosis of children's mental health problems such as autism.
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