Verica Milivojevic, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Director of Medication Research Projects, Yale Stress Center; Director, Neuroactive Steroids, Addiction and Stress (NAS) Lab, Department of Psychiatry
Research & Publications
Biography
Coauthors
Selected Publications
- Therapeutics for Substance-Using Women: The Need to Elucidate Sex-Specific Targets for Better-Tailored TreatmentsFox H, Milivojevic V, Sinha R. Therapeutics for Substance-Using Women: The Need to Elucidate Sex-Specific Targets for Better-Tailored Treatments. 2023, 282: 127-161. PMID: 37592081, DOI: 10.1007/164_2023_687.
- Hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal and autonomic response to psychological stress in abstinent alcohol use disorder individuals with and without depressive symptomatologySyed 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.
- Sex differences in neural responses to stress and drug cues predicts future drug use in individuals with substance use disorderSmith K, Lacadie C, Milivojevic V, Fogelman N, Sinha R. Sex differences in neural responses to stress and drug cues predicts future drug use in individuals with substance use disorder. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 244: 109794. PMID: 36758371, PMCID: PMC10024802, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109794.
- Pregnenolone effects on provoked alcohol craving, anxiety, HPA axis, and autonomic arousal in individuals with alcohol use disorderMilivojevic V, Sullivan L, Tiber J, Fogelman N, Simpson C, Hermes G, Sinha R. Pregnenolone effects on provoked alcohol craving, anxiety, HPA axis, and autonomic arousal in individuals with alcohol use disorder. Psychopharmacology 2022, 240: 101-114. PMID: 36445398, PMCID: PMC10630889, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06278-3.
- Pregnenolone Reduces Stress-Induced Craving, Anxiety, and Autonomic Arousal in Individuals with Cocaine Use DisorderMilivojevic V, Charron L, Fogelman N, Hermes G, Sinha R. Pregnenolone Reduces Stress-Induced Craving, Anxiety, and Autonomic Arousal in Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder. Biomolecules 2022, 12: 1593. PMID: 36358943, PMCID: PMC9687893, DOI: 10.3390/biom12111593.
- 7 Stress System Sensitivity and Emotion Regulation in Early Abstinence from Substance Use Disorders—Targets for Medications DevelopmentFox H, Milivojevic V, Blaine S, Sinha R. 7 Stress System Sensitivity and Emotion Regulation in Early Abstinence from Substance Use Disorders—Targets for Medications Development. 2018, 120-141. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813693-5.00007-1.
- Sex differences and the role of sex hormones in stress reactivity, emotion regulation and craving in drug and alcohol dependenceMilivojevic V, Fox H, Sinha R. Sex differences and the role of sex hormones in stress reactivity, emotion regulation and craving in drug and alcohol dependence. Alcohol 2017, 60: 217-218. DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.02.246.
- Effects of plasma pregnanolone levels on stress response, mood and drug craving in cocaine-dependent men and womenMilivojevic V, Fox H, Covault J, Sinha R. Effects of plasma pregnanolone levels on stress response, mood and drug craving in cocaine-dependent men and women. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 171: e145. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.402.
- Chapter 69 Patient Responses to Guanfacine in Cocaine AddictionMilivojevic V, Sinha R, Fox H. Chapter 69 Patient Responses to Guanfacine in Cocaine Addiction. 2017, 679-688. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-803750-8.00069-5.
- Gender differences in stroop performance following guanfacine versus placebo in early abstinent cocaine-dependent men and womenMilivojevic V, Jayaram-Lindstrom N, Sinha R, Fox H. Gender differences in stroop performance following guanfacine versus placebo in early abstinent cocaine-dependent men and women. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 156: e152. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.415.
- Neural Mechanisms Associated with Stress‐Induced Drug CravingMilivojevic V, Fox H, Sinha R. Neural Mechanisms Associated with Stress‐Induced Drug Craving. 2015, 240-265. DOI: 10.1002/9781118472415.ch11.
- Effects of plasma allopregnanolone levels on drug craving in cocaine-dependent men and womenMilivojevic V, Covault J, Sinha R. Effects of plasma allopregnanolone levels on drug craving in cocaine-dependent men and women. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 140: e150. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.425.
Clinical Trials
| Conditions | Study Title |
|---|---|
| Addictive Behaviors | Pregnenolone to Reduce Stress-Induced Cocaine Craving and Improve Treatment Outcome |