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): September 6, 2005

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)	(IRS Employer 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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Item 8.01. Other Events.

     On September 6, 2005, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (“the Company”) issued a press release announcing that it plans to offer 3,500,000 shares of its common stock to the public. The underwriters also have an option to purchase an additional 525,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto and 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	Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated September 6, 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
	Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration

Date: September 6, 2005

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
99	Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated September 6, 2005.