SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Bakst Michael D (Last) (First) (Middle) 3405 W. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR BLVD SUITE 101 (Street) TAMPA FL 33607 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/05/2007	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORP [ CHCR ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option to buy	04/15/2008(1)	10/15/2017	Common Stock	25,000	$0.78(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Options to purchase 12,500 shares vest on 4/15/2008; options to purchase the remaining 12,500 shares vest on 10/15/2008.

2. These options were granted pursuant to the Company's 1995 Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan, as amended, at a price equal to the average of the closing bid and ask prices for the Company's common stock on the date there was a sale of the stock last preceding the grant date of October 15, 2007, which is $0.78.

Remarks:

	/s/ Scott Bates as attorney-in-fact for Michael D. Bakst	10/15/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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