UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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 5, 2005

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Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) 0-20488
(Commission File Number) 23-2491707
(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)

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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 PRESS RELEASE

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

     On December 5, 2005, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the scheduled departure of Jack R. Salberg, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, on December 31, 2005. The Employment Agreement, dated October 1, 2002, between the Company and Mr. Salberg will expire on such date. Joey A. Jacobs, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer until the Company hires a replacement for Mr. Salberg. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99 hereto 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 Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated December 5, 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: December 5, 2005

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
99	Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated December 5, 2005.