title: Sjogren's syndrome. Its contribution to neuropsychiatric syndrome in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.
abstract: The neuropsychiatric status of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) was contrasted to that of patients with PBC and accompanying Sjogren's syndrome and to a matched group of normal controls. The subjects with PBC + Sjogren's syndrome had a more profound impairment on a battery of psychometric tests than did the subjects with PBC alone. In addition, they more frequently met the criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis of anxiety disorder than did those with PBC alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pennsylvania 15213.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Tarter
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carra
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Van Thiel
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*