Verica Milivojevic, PhD
Associate Professor of PsychiatryCards
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Research
Publications
2026
Effects of the Neuroactive Steroid Precursor Pregnenolone on Stress- and Alcohol Cue–Provoked Pain Responses in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
Quinlan R, Gao H, Sinha R, Milivojevic V. Effects of the Neuroactive Steroid Precursor Pregnenolone on Stress- and Alcohol Cue–Provoked Pain Responses in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2026 PMID: 42258258, PMCID: PMC13251320, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlterations in glucose and insulin resistance following stress and alcohol cues predict alcohol craving in those with AUD and obesity: A preliminary study
Harvanek Z, Milivojevic V, Hart R, Sinha R. Alterations in glucose and insulin resistance following stress and alcohol cues predict alcohol craving in those with AUD and obesity: A preliminary study. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2026, 50: e70283. PMID: 42101823, DOI: 10.1111/acer.70283.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Early alcohol abstinence symptoms and the role of cumulative adversity
Fox H, Alcina J, Hyman S, Milivojevic V, Sinha R. Early alcohol abstinence symptoms and the role of cumulative adversity. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2025, 49: 2225-2238. PMID: 41021116, PMCID: PMC12519049, DOI: 10.1111/acer.70137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnenolone reduces provoked craving and cocaine use in men and women with cocaine use disorder: A pilot trial
Sakmar E, Wemm S, Fogelman N, Hermes G, Sinha R, Milivojevic V. Pregnenolone reduces provoked craving and cocaine use in men and women with cocaine use disorder: A pilot trial. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 274: 112765. PMID: 40570771, PMCID: PMC12264926, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroendocrine responses and coupling to laboratory-induced stress in problem gambling and heavy smoking
Wemm S, Holzhauer C, Harrison L, Milivojevic V, Fogelman N, Cao Z, Wulfert E. Neuroendocrine responses and coupling to laboratory-induced stress in problem gambling and heavy smoking. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2025, 177: 107469. PMID: 40250213, PMCID: PMC12131328, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnenolone effects on parasympathetic response to stress and alcohol cue provocation in treatment‐seeking individuals with alcohol use disorder
Gao H, Sinha R, Wemm S, Milivojevic V. Pregnenolone effects on parasympathetic response to stress and alcohol cue provocation in treatment‐seeking individuals with alcohol use disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2025, 49: 619-628. PMID: 39779217, PMCID: PMC11928267, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15529.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Stability and Reliability of Repeated Plasma Pregnenolone Levels After Oral Pregnenolone Dosing in Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder: Pilot Findings
Gao H, Magin Z, Fogelman N, Sinha R, Angarita G, Milivojevic V. Stability and Reliability of Repeated Plasma Pregnenolone Levels After Oral Pregnenolone Dosing in Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder: Pilot Findings. Life 2024, 14: 1483. PMID: 39598281, PMCID: PMC11595496, DOI: 10.3390/life14111483.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Laboratory and Real-World Experimental Approaches to Understanding Alcohol Relapse
Milivojevic V, Sinha R. Laboratory and Real-World Experimental Approaches to Understanding Alcohol Relapse. Current Topics In Behavioral Neurosciences 2023, 72: 427-451. PMID: 37985542, DOI: 10.1007/7854_2023_456.ChaptersTherapeutics for Substance-Using Women: The Need to Elucidate Sex-Specific Targets for Better-Tailored Treatments
Fox H, Milivojevic V, Sinha R. Therapeutics for Substance-Using Women: The Need to Elucidate Sex-Specific Targets for Better-Tailored Treatments. Handbook Of Experimental Pharmacology 2023, 282: 127-161. PMID: 37592081, PMCID: PMC13045511, DOI: 10.1007/164_2023_687.ChaptersHypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal and autonomic response to psychological stress in abstinent alcohol use disorder individuals with and without depressive symptomatology
Syed S, Sinha R, Milivojevic V, MacDougall A, LaValle H, Angarita G, Fox H. Hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal and autonomic response to psychological stress in abstinent alcohol use disorder individuals with and without depressive symptomatology. Human Psychopharmacology Clinical And Experimental 2023, 38: e2867. PMID: 37165544, DOI: 10.1002/hup.2867.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
News
News
- June 05, 2026Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Pilot Trial: Pregnenolone Reduces Provoked Craving and Cocaine Use in Men and Women with Cocaine Use Disorder
- May 11, 2026Source: Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
Study: Alterations in Glucose and Insulin Resistance Following Stress and Alcohol Cues Predict Alcohol Craving in Those with AUD and Obesity