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): March 7, 2006 (March 6, 2006)

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 03/06/06

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

     Effective March 6, 2006, William B. Rutherford, 42, has been appointed the Chief Operating Officer of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”). A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Rutherford is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

     From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Rutherford was an executive officer of HCA Inc. (“HCA”), a health care services company, serving as Chief Financial Officer — Eastern Group. In such position, Mr. Rutherford was responsible for the financial operations of over 90 hospitals in six operating divisions across the Eastern portion of the United States. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer of HCA’s Georgia Division where he oversaw the financial operations of 17 hospitals. Earlier, Mr. Rutherford, a Certified Public Accountant, held several positions with HCA, including Director of Internal Audit and Director of Operations Support. He left HCA in 2005 to launch a consulting group focused on executive learning and management training.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

           (d) Exhibits.

99 Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated March 6, 2006

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/ Christopher L. Howard
	Christopher L. Howard
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: March 7, 2006

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
99	Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated March 6, 2006