UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549


FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANTTO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 25, 2009


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.)

6640 Carothers Parkway, Suite 500, 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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Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 25, 2009, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, the Company’s operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)      Exhibits.

99       Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated February 25, 2009.

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.
Date:	February 25, 2009	By:	/s/ Brent Turner
			Brent Turner
			Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration

I NDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibits
	99	Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated February 25, 2009.