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<DESCRIPTION>PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC. 8-K
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                                  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): October 25, 2006


                           Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


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

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
    230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
    240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 25, 2006, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing, among other things, the Company's operating results for the
third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006. 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 October 25, 2006.


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                                   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: October 25, 2006                   By:  /s/ Christopher L. Howard
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Christopher L. Howard
                                              Executive Vice President, General
                                              Counsel and Secretary


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number     Description of Exhibits
---------------    -------------------------------------------------------------
     99            Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated October
                   25, 2006.
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