EXHIBIT 23.2

                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the 
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our reports 
dated November 14, 1997 on the consolidated financial statements and 
schedules of Magellan Health Services, Inc. and subsidiaries and Charter 
Behavioral Health Systems, LLC and subsidiaries included in Magellan Health 
Services, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
September 30, 1997 and to all references to our Firm included in this 
Registration Statement.



                                       /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
April 13, 1998