SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2003 (December 24, 2003)

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	0-20488	23-2491707
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

113 Seaboard Lane, Suite C-100, Franklin, Tennessee 37067
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(615) 312-5700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Ex-99.1 Press Release

Item 5.    Other Events.

      On December 24, 2003, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it closed on the sale of 6,900,000 shares of its common stock at $16.00 per share. Of these shares, 900,000 were sold through the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The Company sold 3,271,538 shares in the offering and certain existing stockholders sold 3,628,462 shares in the offering. A copy of the related press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	Financial statements of businesses acquired.
	None required.
(b)	Pro forma financial information.
	None required.
(c)	Exhibits
	99.1 Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated December 24, 2003.

SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Brent Turner Brent Turner Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations
Date: December 29, 2003

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated December 24, 2003.