Exhibit 10.7

                         MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
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                         2003 MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN

                          NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
                      REFERENCE No. 20__-___-_ (__________)

                              As of January 5, 2004


NAME OF OPTIONEE:

SHARES SUBJECT TO OPTION:        _______ shares of the Ordinary Common Stock of
                                 Magellan Health Services, Inc. ("Shares")


TYPE OF OPTION:                  ___X___ Nonqualified    ________ Incentive


EXERCISE PRICE PER SHARE:        $ _______

DATE OF GRANT:                   As of January 5, 2004

DATE EXERCISABLE:                This option shall be exercisable (prior to its
                                 expiration) in whole or in part only to the
                                 extent it is vested. In addition, after
                                 termination of Optionee's Service, this option
                                 shall be exercisable (prior to its expiration)
                                 during the time period and on the conditions
                                 specified below (and only during such time
                                 period and on such conditions, notwithstanding
                                 the provisions of the Option Agreement
                                 governing the exercise of an option after
                                 termination of service).

                                 Exercise after termination of Service:

                                 In the event Optionee's Service terminates by
                                 reason of his resignation, this option (to the
                                 extent then vested shall be exercisable only
                                 until the later of (i) 90 days following the
                                 date Optionee's Service terminates by reason of
                                 such resignation and (ii) the 45th day
                                 following the first day on or after the date
                                 Optionee's Service so terminates when the
                                 Optionee is not subject to a prohibition
                                 imposed by the Company on trading securities of
                                 the Company and may sell the Shares acquired
                                 upon exercise of the Option without violation
                                 of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act
                                 of 1934.

                                 In the event Optionee's Service terminates by
                                 reason of discharge by the Company for cause,
                                 this option shall cease to be exercisable (even
                                 if vested) automatically upon the effective
                                 date Optionee's Service so terminates.

                                 In the event Optionee's Service terminates by
                                 reason of his death or disability, this option
                                 shall vest as provided below and remain
                                 exercisable for two years following such
                                 termination of Service.


                                 In the event Optionee terminates his Service
                                 for good reason, unless such termination of
                                 Service is in connection with a change in
                                 control of the Company, this option shall vest
                                 as provided below and remain exercisable for
                                 two years following such termination of Service
                                 (subject to the foregoing condition for
                                 exercise before the seventh anniversary of the
                                 Date of Grant regarding the Trading Price of
                                 the Shares).

                                 In the event Optionee's Service terminates by
                                 reason of discharge by the Company without
                                 cause or Optionee terminates his Service for
                                 good reason (whether or not in connection with
                                 a change in control of the Company), this
                                 option shall vest as provided below and remain
                                 exercisable for three years following such
                                 termination of Service; provided, however,
                                 that, upon the occurrence of a change in
                                 control of the Company before a termination of
                                 Optionee's Service, this option shall vest as
                                 provided below and remain exercisable until its
                                 normal expiration date.

                                 For purposes of determining when the foregoing
                                 provisions concerning exercise after
                                 termination of Service apply (including what
                                 events constitute a change in control of the
                                 Company and when a termination of Service is in
                                 connection with a change in control of the
                                 Company), the provisions of Optionee's
                                 Employment Agreement dated as of January 5,
                                 2004 shall apply (even in the event such
                                 agreement has previously expired in accordance
                                 with its terms).

VESTING:                         This option shall vest with respect to
                                 one-third (1/3) of the Shares subject hereto on
                                 each of the first, second and third
                                 anniversaries of the Date of Grant, provided
                                 that Optionee's Service continues until the
                                 date of vesting, except that, if Optionee's
                                 Service with the Company terminates (i) by
                                 reason of his death or disability, (ii) by
                                 reason of discharge by the Company without
                                 cause (whether or not in connection with a
                                 change in control of the Company) or (iii) by
                                 the Optionee for good reason (whether or not in
                                 connection with a change in control of the
                                 Company), this option shall immediately vest in
                                 full upon such earlier termination in Service.
                                 In addition, in the event of a change in
                                 control of the Company, this option shall
                                 immediately vest in full.

                                 For purposes of determining when the foregoing
                                 provisions concerning acceleration of vesting
                                 apply (including what events constitute a
                                 change in control of the Company and when a
                                 termination of Service is in connection with a
                                 change in control of the Company), the
                                 provisions of Optionee's Employment Agreement
                                 dated as of January 5, 2004 shall apply (even
                                 in the event such agreement has previously
                                 expired in accordance with its terms).

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EXPIRATION DATE:                 January 5, 2014

OTHER TERMS:                     The provisions of Section 12 of the Plan and
                                 subsection 2(c) of the Stock Option Agreement
                                 shall not apply to this option; the provisions
                                 of Optionee's Employment Agreement with the
                                 Company dated as of January 5, 2004 shall
                                 instead apply to any circumstance in which such
                                 provisions would otherwise apply.

By signing your name below, you accept this award and acknowledge and agree that
this award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of Magellan
Health Services, Inc. 2003 Management Incentive Plan and the related Stock
Option Agreement, reference number -20__-___, both of which are hereby made a
part of this document.

Optionee:


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Name:


                                         MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

                                         By:
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