Ainsworth, Nicholas J.

Biography

Dr. Nick Ainsworth is a geriatric psychiatrist specializing in late-life mood and anxiety disorders. He trained in Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia and completed a Fellowship in Late-Life Mood Disorders at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Ontario.

Through his late-life mood disorders clinic, Dr. Ainsworth provides specialized assessment and treatment services to adults in later life who are experiencing depression and bipolar disorder. He and his team provide opportunities to access new approaches to treatment through a clinical research program that is fully integrated with day-to-day clinical services. This program strives towards a learning health system model, where the experience of patients and research participants helps to inform improvements in care.

The vision guiding Dr. Ainsworth's research program is the pursuit of improved mental and physical health outcomes for older adults with mood disorders. His affiliations include the Mental Health Program.