UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 17, 2005

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	0-20488	23-2491707
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

840 Crescent Centre Drive, Suite 460, 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
	Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE 08/17/05

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     Effective August 17, 2005, David M. Dill was elected to the Board of Directors of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Dill is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Renal Care Group, Inc., a specialized provider of dialysis services. Mr. Dill will serve on the Company’s Audit Committee. A copy of the press release issued by the Company regarding Mr. Dill’s election is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. 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 August 17, 2005.

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: August 17, 2005

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1	Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated August 17, 2005.