EXHIBIT 23.3


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT




To the Board of Directors
The Brown Schools of Oklahoma, Inc.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-2 of our report
dated May 22, 2003 relating to the consolidated financial statements of The
Brown Schools of Oklahoma, Inc. and subsidiary appearing in the Current Report
on Form 8-K/A filed by Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. on June 16, 2003.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.


/s/ BDO Seidman LLP


Houston, Texas
October 28, 2003