Features of routing patients with somatoform disorders

Background. Untimely referral of patients with somatoform disorders (SFD) to specialists leads both to a deterioration in the quality of life of these patients and the possibility of iatrogenic complications, as well as a significant increase in the burden on primary health care and, consequently, an increase in the costs of providing medical services. The delay in receiving help by affected persons is associated with the shortcomings of the existing scheme for routing psychiatric patients.