[Psychiatric disorders among nurses admitted to a psychiatric clinic].

During 1985-89, 82 female and 13 male nurses were hospitalized in a psychiatric clinic, Modum Bads Nervesanatorium. The frequency of personality disorders and of drug and alcohol abuse, seems to be higher among male than among female nurses. The female nurses have been compared with a sample of assistant nurses and teachers of the same sex. There were no significant differences between the three groups as regards various demographical and clinical factors.