Toward a dimensional model for the personality disorders.

By T. Widiger, A. Frances. 2002

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Disordered personalities at work (2005, background): “The categorical versus dimensional representations of personality disorders (PDs) are well rehearsed in the literature (e.g. Widiger, 1991, 1998; Widiger and Frances, 1994).”
DSM‐IV personality disorders and the Five‐Factor Model of personality: a multi‐method examination of domain‐ and facet‐level predictions (2005, methodology): “Table 4 provides results from the diagnostically based facet predictors proposed by Widiger et al. (2002) and Table 5 provides the results from the facet descriptions for each PD based on expert consensus (Lynam and Widiger, 2001).”
Factors within Multidimensional Perfectionism Scales: Complexity of relationships with Self-Esteem, Narcissism, Self-Control, and Self-Criticism (2006, background): “Each approach has advantages and disadvantages (Widiger & Frances, 2002, pp. 24–28).”