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): August 4, 2010

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)

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:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 4, 2010, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, the Company’s operating and financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. 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 August 4, 2010.

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:	August 4, 2010	By:	/s/ Brent Turner
			Brent Turner
			Executive Vice President, Finance and
			Administration

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibits
99		Press Release of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., dated August 4, 2010.

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC 8-K