UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND ~~STATES~~EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, ~~SECURITIES~~ DC ~~AND~~20549FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORT PURSUANTTO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSION~~ACT OF 1934Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2010Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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): May 21, 2010 (May 18, 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 ~~(See General Instruction A.2. below)~~:

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Item 5 2.~~07.~~02 ~~Submission~~Results of ~~Matters~~Operations toand aFinancial ~~Vote of Security Holders~~Condition.

On ~~May 18~~August 4, 2010, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~held~~issued ~~its~~a press ~~Annual~~release ~~Meeting~~announcing, ~~of Stockholders.~~among ~~The~~other ~~following~~things, isthe aCompany’s ~~tabulation~~operating and offinancial results for the ~~voting~~second onquarter ~~the~~ended ~~proposals~~June ~~presented~~30, at2010. ~~the~~The ~~Annual~~ press ~~Meeting~~release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Proposal~~Item ~~1: Mark P~~9.01 ~~Clein~~Financial ~~and~~Statements ~~Richard D. Gore were elected as Class II directors of the Company with terms expiring at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2013 or until their successors have been elected~~ and ~~take office~~Exhibits. ~~The voting results were as follows:~~

Director Nominee	Votes Cast For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Mark P. Clein		25,521,293		18,545,173		3,501,922
Richard D. Gore		26,267,623		17,798,843		3,501,922

(d) Exhibits.

~~Proposal~~ 99 Press 2:Release ~~The~~of ~~motion to approve an amendment to the~~ Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. ~~Equity~~, ~~Incentive~~dated ~~Plan~~August ~~was adopted by the stockholders~~4, 2010. ~~The voting results were as follows:~~

Votes Cast For		Votes Cast Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
39,334,769		4,721,211				10,486				3,501,922

SIGNATURES

~~Proposal~~ Pursuant ~~3: The motion~~ to ~~ratify~~ the ~~appointment~~requirements of ~~Ernst~~the &Securities ~~Young~~Exchange ~~LLP~~Act asof 1934, the ~~Company’s~~Registrant ~~independent~~ has ~~registered~~duly ~~public~~caused ~~accounting~~this ~~firm~~report ~~for~~to ~~the~~be ~~fiscal~~signed ~~year~~on ~~ending~~its ~~December 31,~~behalf ~~2010 was adopted~~ by the undersigned ~~stockholders.~~hereunto ~~The~~duly ~~voting results were as follows:~~authorized.

Votes Cast For

Votes Cast Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC.

45,939,473

1,619,196

9,719

Date:

August 4, 2010

By:

/s/ Brent Turner

Brent Turner

Executive Vice President, Finance and

Administration

~~SIGNATURES~~ INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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.

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

	PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC.
Date: May 21, 2010	By:	/s/ Christopher L. Howard
		Christopher L. Howard
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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