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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950144-05-009235
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050831

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000829608
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT FACILITIES, NEC [8093]
		IRS NUMBER:				232491707
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		113 SEABOARD LANE
		STREET 2:		SUITE C-100
		CITY:			FRANKLIN
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		615-312-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		113 SEABOARD LANE
		STREET 2:		SUITE C-100
		CITY:			FRANKLIN
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37067

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PMR CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZARON CAPITAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19891116
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               [LETTERHEAD OF WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS, PLLC]


                                 August 31, 2005

VIA EDGAR/COURTESY COPY VIA FACSIMILE

Albert C. Lee, Esq.
Division of Corporate Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Mail Stop 6010
Washington, D.C. 20549

                  Re:    Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.
                         Registration Statement on Form S-3
                         File Number 333-127085

Dear Mr. Lee:

         On behalf of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (the "Company"), attached as
Schedule I is the Company's response to the comment included in the staff's
letter, dated August 10, 2005, regarding the above-referenced Registration
Statement on Form S-3. The response in Schedule I is keyed to your comment in
the comment letter, which is repeated and underlined in Schedule I for
convenience of reference.

         Please contact the undersigned at (615) 312-5700 or John Faldetta at
(615) 850-8875 if you have any questions regarding the Company's response.


                                                 Very truly yours,


                                                 /s/ Christopher L. Howard


cc:   Mr. Joey A. Jacobs
      Mr. Brent Turner
      Mr. Jack E. Polson
      James H. Nixon, III, Esq.
      John J. Faldetta, Jr., Esq.


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                                                                      SCHEDULE I


                           PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC.
                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3
                               FILE NO. 333-127085


COMMENT 1: We note the filing does not include the signature of your principal
financial officer. Please include this signature in your amended Form S-3. If
Jack E. Polson serves in this capacity, his signature should be captioned as
such in your amended filing. See Instructions 1 and 2 to the Signatures section
of Form S-3.

RESPONSE 1: Jack E. Polson, the Company's Chief Accounting Officer, serves as
the Company's principal financial officer and his signature is captioned as such
in the Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3.


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